Robby speaks with Dr. Felienne Hermans, Author and Associate Professor at Leiden University. They discuss the importance of building mental models, the difference between short-term and working memory, and how to take control of your own onboarding by confirming assumptions and asking effective questions. Dr. Felienne also talks about steps to understand a new-to-you codebase, as well as exercises to improve how you read code.

Helpful Links

• Dr. Felienne's Website
• Dr. Felienne's Twitter
• The Programmers Brain
• [Book Recommendation] What I Talk About When I Talk About Running, Haruki Murakami

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