When adding support for small new features or fixing bugs on large codebases the answer is: you don't [1]. You do not need to familiarize yourself with the ful

When adding support for small new features or fixing bugs on large codebases the answer is: you don't [1]. You do not need to familiarize yourself with the full codebase at the start. It's too time-consuming and mostly not worth the effort. Set up an objective and go for it slashing your coding axe around until it works. [1]: Unless you have an special interest or you are assumed to familiarize with the codebase.