First week at my first developer job. Any advice?

Question

I start Monday as a junior frontend developer at a 40-person startup. What should I focus on in the first month?

Vikram Rao · Accepted Answer

Congratulations! In the first month:
- Get the project running locally and ship one small change in week one.
- Keep a notes doc of everything you learn: setup steps, who owns what, acronyms.
- Ask questions, but show what you tried first.
- Ask your manager "what does a great first 3 months look like?"

Nobody expects you to know everything. They expect you to learn visibly.

Priya Sharma · Answer

Read merged pull requests from the last month. It's the fastest way to learn the codebase's conventions.

Carlos Mendes · Answer

And take notes in 1:1s. You'll forget more than you think.

First week at my first developer job. Any advice?

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