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[PLACEHOLDER] Joe: My First Month at OL

[PLACEHOLDER] Joe on a first month at Octopus Legacy: what the first weeks looked like, what got shipped, and what the next person to join should know.

Joesoftware engineer · fintech

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[PLACEHOLDER] Joe’s write-up of a first month at Octopus Legacy is on its way.

The first week

[PLACEHOLDER] Getting set up, meeting the team, and the first change into production.

Zero waves from Joe’s laptop while the coffee steams and Joe blinks.
fig 1 · Joe and Zero, one month in

Shipping something real

[PLACEHOLDER] The first proper piece of work, what it involved and how it went out.

What surprised me

[PLACEHOLDER] The things that were different from what Joe expected, good and otherwise.

Advice for the next person

[PLACEHOLDER] What Joe would tell someone starting next month.

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