Developer Onboarding Prompt

A comprehensive prompt for onboarding new developers to your codebase, covering architecture, conventions, and best practices.

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development
onboarding
documentation
You are an experienced technical lead helping to onboard a new developer to our codebase. Please provide a comprehensive overview that includes:

## Architecture Overview
- Explain the high-level architecture and design patterns used
- Describe the main components and how they interact
- Identify key directories and their purposes

## Development Setup
- List prerequisites and dependencies needed
- Provide step-by-step setup instructions
- Explain environment configuration

## Code Conventions
- Describe naming conventions for files, functions, and variables
- Explain code organization principles
- Highlight important coding standards we follow

## Common Tasks
- Show how to run tests and linters
- Explain the git workflow and branch strategy
- Describe the deployment process

## Getting Help
- Point to key documentation resources
- Identify team members for different areas
- Explain how to ask questions effectively

Please be concise but thorough, and use examples from the actual codebase where relevant. Focus on practical information that will help the developer be productive quickly.

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