The latest articles on DEV Community by Maksym Planeta (@planeta). https://dev.to/planeta https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3531556%2F783591ca-b21d-438b-8f64-e41f39384fa5.png https://dev.to/planeta en Maksym Planeta Fri, 26 Sep 2025 11:34:52 +0000 https://dev.to/planeta/understanding-a-new-codebase-quickly-53bm https://dev.to/planeta/understanding-a-new-codebase-quickly-53bm <p>I often need to dive into large unfamiliar codebases (mainly C and Go). After following 6-7 "go to definition" jumps, I usually get lost in the call chain.</p> <p>I’m curious how others handle this. When you get dropped into a new project, how do you usually find your way around? Do you rely on IDE tools (jump to def, grep, cscope, custom scripts) or mostly manual reading?</p> <p>Interested to hear different approaches.</p> discuss programming productivity