Congrats for the job and don´t worry too much about been unproductive.
Is always the same with a new job. Nobody expects you to be productive the first week (or even the first month).
A couple of tips that may help you.
Read the already existing code. Take notes and try to learn how it works. If you have doubts, talk to the people and ask for help.
People usually don´t care explaining things to the new people if they see you have tried hard to understand.
It´s also important to choose the right moment to talk. If someone is busy, ask him/her when can you talk with them.
Example:
Hey Jim, i´ve been studying the code in the payments class and there are a couple of things i don´t get. Can i ask you a couple of questions when you have a few minutes?.
After a few weeks you will be able to be do more and more and in a couple of years you will be the one on the other side when someone new joins.
Congrats for the job and don´t worry too much about been unproductive.
Is always the same with a new job. Nobody expects you to be productive the first week (or even the first month).
A couple of tips that may help you.
Read the already existing code. Take notes and try to learn how it works. If you have doubts, talk to the people and ask for help.
People usually don´t care explaining things to the new people if they see you have tried hard to understand.
It´s also important to choose the right moment to talk. If someone is busy, ask him/her when can you talk with them.
Example:
Hey Jim, i´ve been studying the code in the payments class and there are a couple of things i don´t get. Can i ask you a couple of questions when you have a few minutes?.
After a few weeks you will be able to be do more and more and in a couple of years you will be the one on the other side when someone new joins.
This is great advice. Thank you