The best way to familiarize yourself with an inherited codebase

Question

Stacker Nobody asked about the most shocking thing new programmers find as they enter the field.

Very high on the list, is the impact of inheriting a codebase with which

Answer 1

I've dealt with this issue many times. I ended up writing a blog post about a general process to follow for learning a new codebase: http://www.larsavery.com/blog/a-process-for-learning-a-new-codebase/