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Re:Ask HN: How to onboard yourself to a new product/industry... by UncleEntity on Thursday March 21, 2024 @09:33AM (#39778325)
This is also sound advice for someone wanting to join an established open source project.

Pluck some of the low-hanging fruit so they can get to know you and try not to be a burden on the core maintainers. And...have fun?

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Re:Ask HN: How to onboard yourself to a new product/industry... by sevagh on Thursday March 21, 2024 @10:21AM (#39778819)
I think starting off with the impression of being a small wins person sticks, and people will think of you as "does small tasks well." No promos and whatnot.

It's why being a loud jackass that deploys something horrendous has better outcomes for your career.

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