To be fair, in the cases I'm thinking of it's more just chucking a new guy into the mess without direction. I agree with you. When you do have decent documenta

To be fair, in the cases I'm thinking of it's more just chucking a new guy into the mess without direction. I agree with you. When you do have decent documentation (more than just "here's how to npm install") and you've got a well curated backlog of defects this can be a good way to onboard new people and give them a starting point to tour the codebase.