How To Onboard New Developers Faster: A Codebase-First Onboarding System (checklist + 30/60/90 plan)
If you’re asking how to onboard new developers without slowing delivery, move “context” from people to systems: repo-versioned decisions (ADRs), in-IDE walkthroughs (CodeTours), and a one-command dev environment. Track progress with time-to-first-meaningful-PR and DORA lead time for changes (commit → production). Use SPACE (S/P/A/C/E) and DX Core 4 to avoid vanity metrics. GitLab’s 2024 report […]







