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Helping people become productive.

WHAT TO PROVIDE

Setup instructions that actually work An overview of the structure and why it is that way The conventions Where the design system lives How to run, test and deploy

WHAT TO TEST

The setup instructions, by having someone follow them from nothing.

WHAT THAT REVEALS

Every step that was never written down.

WHAT TO EXPLAIN

The decisions: why this framework, this state approach, this structure.

WHY

Without reasons, people work around conventions they do not understand.

WHAT TO ASSIGN FIRST

Something small, real, and end to end.

WHY

It exercises the whole workflow.

WHAT TO PAIR THEM WITH

Someone who answers questions without making them feel foolish.

WHAT TO ENCOURAGE

Questions, and noting anything confusing.

WHAT TO DO WITH THOSE NOTES

Fix the documentation.

WHY

A newcomer is the only person who can see what is unclear.

WHAT TO REVIEW

Whether the documentation improved after each arrival.


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