Github<\/a>. By the end of it, I even managed to make some small contributions through pull requests to improve the project by fixing some typos, updating some outdated and incorrect links.<\/p>\nConclusions<\/h1>\n
When faced with a [scary] new project, don’t get discouraged or feel overwhelmed. There are several techniques that you and your team can employ to tackle the seemingly impossible goal of being productive right from your first days. These range from using automated scripts to set up your project, getting educated through a project overview presentation or reading the specs and tests, up to experimenting with mob programming, pair programming and koans.<\/p>\n
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