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Discussion on: New job, new codebase. How do you even get started?

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Yaroslav Shmarov

Very good intro into what to look at when you are given access to a repo!

I always start by looking at:

  • Gemfile
  • package.json
  • schema.rb/structure.sql
  • routes.rb
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Thiago Araujo

Great strategy! I often look at the schema and the models directory as well.
Thanks for sharing!