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jrochkind111/04/20251 replyview on HN

Figuring out new codebases is definitely one of the most challenging and time-intensive things I have had to do in my jobs.


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swyx11/05/2025

we obviously agree but one of the problems i had with onboarding as a key proposition is that onboarding "seems" like a onetime problem. i lacked the datapoints or anecdotes to convincingly pitch "onboarding = context switching", a more recurring problem as the size of your team and size of your codebase and size of your tenure grows, even if its technically the same codebase, you're "always" onboarding to wahtever it is you're working on or maintaining or putting out fires.

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