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Honestly, just ask anyone who they think you should talk to. "Oh hey Alice, I got this problem with X. Do you know who can help with X?" "I think Mike knows a

by moss2 5y ago

Honestly, just ask anyone who they think you should talk to. "Oh hey Alice, I got this problem with X. Do you know who can help with X?" "I think Mike knows about X" ... "Oh hey Mike, someone told me that you have worked with X. Is that correct? I could use some help." Do this for every problem and you'll get a good sense of who your colleagues are and what they work with

ttyprintk 5y ago
And in a related vein, this is an effective pattern I’ve used for one senior dev to onboard another: Shadow me for a day and memorize everything I’m told to do. Hold me to each of those —- by specifically verifying how and what I did —- learning the company process along the way.