One of the first things I do any time I start a new job or enter a new repository is run Gource – it gives me an initial sense of several things: * Project str

One of the first things I do any time I start a new job or enter a new repository is run Gource – it gives me an initial sense of several things: * Project structure (how flat vs hierarchical is the file tree?) * Which files keep being edited (likely to find bugs and/or tech debt there) * Which areas different people tend to work in (eg, do they hop around a lot between client/server?) And of course it is just a fun thing to watch, and usually someone will walk by and ask about what I'm looking at, then they'll come watch with me.