Madhana Gopal Thirunavukkarasu’s Post

Joined a new company… Opened the codebase… And suddenly nothing makes sense. Happens to almost everyone. The mistake most people make is: 👉 trying to understand everything at once Instead, focus on flow, not code. Here’s what actually works: Start like a user → log in → click around → observe what happens Then trace what’s happening behind: → API calls → request/response → logs Finally, connect the dots: → how frontend talks to backend → how data flows → how services interact The real learning comes from this: Observe → Trace → Visualize Not from reading random files. One more important thing: Ask questions. Even senior engineers don’t know everything. But they know where to look. So don’t try to “understand everything.” Try to understand one flow completely. That changes everything. What confused you most when you joined a new company? #SoftwareEngineering #BackendDevelopment #SystemDesign #DeveloperJourney #Programming #TechLearning #CleanCode #Coding #CareerGrowth #Developers

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