Ask HN: What do you do when you join a new team with an existing codebase?
Do you
- look at the tests?
- pick a function and follow it in a debugger?
- pick a task and figure out how to implement it?
- pair program?
- etc
Personally, I've found picking a task and start doing it is helpful
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Tldr:
* Do a high level scan
* Dive deep on one part
* Use the scientific method. Create small experiments to help you build your intuition about the system.