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Discussion on: How do you get back into a side project after months?

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Thomas Werner

Same here. I write tickets and high level overview documentation as if I would on-board a ton of other developers in the future. In the end that stuff is super helpful getting back on track months later. So practically I'm doing myself a favor, not other people. It's also important to write as if you were explaining to someone who doesn't share the same knowledge at the time you're writing it. Makes it much easier to jump right back when memory faded quite a bit.
Also prioritizing tickets at a time where knowledge about the project is fresh, helps getting back on track quicker.