depends. IME I tend to go through at least 3 passes of
- read high level architecture docs,
- try to do some small coding
- get confused and google until I get my goal done
- go back to reading high level architecture docs
You're (or at least, I will) never absorb and become productive in all that material in a first pass. But at the same time reading the intro for the mentality of how the big picture works helps a lot to scope into what to focus on.
- read high level architecture docs, - try to do some small coding - get confused and google until I get my goal done - go back to reading high level architecture docs
You're (or at least, I will) never absorb and become productive in all that material in a first pass. But at the same time reading the intro for the mentality of how the big picture works helps a lot to scope into what to focus on.