Is there a program to let you view the source code of other programs that people have created? and if so, is that legal (due to copywrite laws etc).... I dont intend to copy someone elses program, just to view the code to try and learn more about programming and the methods used etc... thanks!
depending on the browser you are using, you can usually just right click on the page and "view source", no special program needed. ie8 also has a new developer tool which lets you inspect the DOM (initiated by pressing F12)
Thank your reply! To clarify, I was thinking more of actual non-internet based programs such as desktop programs programmed in Visual basic or the like... I am somewhat-familiar with HTML/Online sourcing and such... so just wanted to clarify im looking for an aswer directed towards a desktop program.... not internet site Thank you!
You would have difficulty getting a decompiler for most commercial application I believe. Otherwise, just google - "Download visual basic decompiler", or any other decompiler depending on your application.
Using a decompiler to crack someone else's code without original author's consent is not legal even for learning. Also, decompilers can't get the exact original source code. It converts code using several predictions and the output is not suitable for learning purposes. If you think, you can benefit by seeing source code, give a try to SourceForge. They have a huge collection of source codes written by 1000s of people and you can always use them for learning.
Excellent . Glad you told me that as I do not intend on breaking any laws, etc. I am definitely going to check out source forge though and are what I can learn from what is on there! Thank you for your reply!!!!