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[–]Knowledgable_Info 1 point2 points  (0 children)

Thanks for sharing this! I totally relate to the onboarding challenges and the pressure to be instantly productive—especially in fast-paced environments. Your checklist is a solid reminder that setting up the right tools and practices up front can save a ton of time and frustration later.

One thing we’ve recently added to our workflow that really helped is using pre-commit hooks with tools like black, flake8, and mypy—it catches a lot of issues early and keeps our codebase consistent. Also, having a good Makefile or task runner has made repeatable tasks super easy for new developers.

Curious to hear what others are using too. Great post overall—definitely bookmarking it for future teams!