WORKING ON AN UNFAMILIAR CODEBASE

Summary from the TLDR Web Dev newsletter

As developers, it’s common to work on an unfamiliar codebase. It happens every time one joins a new project or even needs to work on a previously untouched part in big ones. This occurrence is not limited to a developer having to fix a bug; it can be a solution architect having to design a new feature or an open source contributor working on a GitHub issue in their free time. This article describes how to best approach the situation so that one can reduce the time needed to start making contributions to an unfamiliar codebase.