Commit 17d9ac65 authored by Alex Ives's avatar Alex Ives
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## Quirks

* I'm very bad at hiding my feelings. I "Wear my heart on my sleeve" as they say. This often means I tend to be direct. I don't like beating around the bush and if I have a question I ask it (holding it in doesn't work that well for me).
* Sometimes I get part way through something, get distracted, and forget to fini
  ^ If I do this, it's not because I don't care, sometimes my brain checks things off.
* Sometimes I get part way through something, get distracted, and forget to fini <- If I do this, it's not because I don't care, sometimes my brain checks things off before they're actually done 😳

## Where to focus on your first 90 days?

* Build Knowledge: The best way to start contributing is to build up your knowledge about how our systems work, and ask questions! Given the complex nature of our domain, asking questions is actually a form of contribution! If you think something doesn't make sense, there's a chance it _actually doesn't make sense_.
* Make Connections: Collaboration is key, and core, to building good software and systems. Spend time getting to know your peers inside and outside the team.
* For Contributors:
  * Ship SOMETHING: I'm not expecting you to ship anything big or complex, but I want to work with you to make sure that you have code in a production code base somewhere in those 90 days.
* For Managers:
  * Become Opinionated: I'm not expecting a concrete 5 year plan - but by the end of 90 days, I want you to have a good understanding of the team's big rocks, and have opinions on how we might move them.