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I'd never worked on a large MVC project before that had a front-end, back-end, data bases, 25 different view files, both C# and JS, etc.

 

I get assigned simple bug fix tickets but spend 1/2 to 3/4 of the day trying to figure out how all these files interact with each other. Its difficult for me to decipher a lot of the code. I'm not sure which code to touch and which code is a different department's responsibility.

I'd never worked on a large MVC project before that had a front-end, back-end, data bases, 25 different view files, both C# and JS, etc.

I get assigned simple bug fix tickets but spend 1/2 to 3/4 of the day trying to figure out how all these files interact with each other. Its difficult for me to decipher a lot of the code. I'm not sure which code to touch and which code is a different department's responsibility.

I did post a lot of info (which I will try to condense in edits), but I believe that yes, being overwhelmed for a new job is very normal. It took me about a month to thoroughly understand the projects I worked on (although this is not particularly fast, it is still acceptable in most companies), but none of my team members have derided me about it.

My advice, from my experience, is to be straightforward and communicate to your team. Tell them about your confusion about how parts fit together. Do update them every now and then on your progress, perhaps they can offer tricks to unblock you. In terms of how often to ask questions, and how to ask questions, [this] resource about the method to ask is helpful, although you may already know it.

I did post a lot of info, but I believe that yes, being overwhelmed for a new job is very normal. It took me about a month to thoroughly understand the projects I worked on (although this is not particularly fast, it is still acceptable in most companies), but none of my team members have derided me about it.

My advice, from my experience, is to be straightforward and communicate to your team. Tell them about your confusion about how parts fit together. Do update them every now and then on your progress, perhaps they can offer tricks to unblock you. In terms of how often to ask questions, and how to ask questions, this resource about the method to ask is helpful, although you may already know the general gist.

My advice, from my experience, is to be straightforward and communicate to your team. Tell them about your confusion about how parts fit together. Do update them every now and then on your progress, perhaps they can offer tricks to unblock you.

My advice, from my experience, is to be straightforward and communicate to your team. Tell them about your confusion about how parts fit together. Do update them every now and then on your progress, perhaps they can offer tricks to unblock you. In terms of how often to ask questions, and how to ask questions, [this] resource about the method to ask is helpful, although you may already know it.