Navigating a new code base

I use codesee.io/ to view the overall structure, as well as drawing some of it out to get it in my muscle memory.

In addition to what others have said, go through the existing automated tests. If there's a good testing culture at the company, the tests should show you how the most important flows and functions work and what you can expect as input and output.

Another good thing to consider, see if you can get added to architectural or stakeholder meetings as an observer. Sometimes you can learn a TON about the platform just by seeing it in use or hearing the conversations people are having about it. Even simple things like seeing a single workflow can suddenly flip that switch for you.

For me it would have to be the following;

• Walkthrough the codebase
• Documentation - a must if you are bringing on people that will work on the codebase
• Testing & debugging code

That's awesome! 🔥

I usually prefer someone telling me the entry point for any code base and then take it from there

Get a developer who is familiar with it to onboard you. Then play around with it in a test environment and learn how everything works.

get it up and running, then use debugger to follow one task processing process

1. Documentation
2. Unit tests
3. Check-in history. We can get an idea which area we need to check for specific module etc

Nice!