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How to Learn a Code Base: 1. Read any documentation 2. Examine the front-end 3. Study the permanent data streams and persistent data 4. Learn the class
by thesuperbigfrog 3y ago
How to Learn a Code Base:
1. Read any documentation
2. Examine the front-end
3. Study the permanent data streams and persistent data
4. Learn the class / type system and map it out
5. Find the code's locations and see how the code is processed
6. Categorize the code by functionality and map it out
7. Study the back-end CRUD operations
8. Study the front-end CRUD operations
9. Study the permissions and security infrastructure
10. Study a well-defined data collection or functional area
Source: not me; I lost the original source document.