Onboarding Glossary
Browse 11 onboarding terms defined in plain English, from the cultural dictionary of computing.
11 Onboarding Terms
- Code Tour
- A guided walkthrough of important parts of a codebase, often structured as a sequence of files, notes, and context that helps someone understand how the system...
- Code Walkthrough
- A guided explanation of how a section of code works, often presented to teammates during onboarding, review, or incident follow-up. Code walkthroughs help...
- Contributor Guide
- Documentation that explains how to contribute to a project, including setup, coding standards, testing, review workflow, issue etiquette, and communication...
- Developer Journey
- The end-to-end experience a developer has with a tool, platform, or role, from discovery and onboarding through productive use and advanced adoption. In...
- Developer Onboarding
- The process of helping new developers become productive and confident in a company, codebase, or platform. In engineering culture, good onboarding is a major...
- First Good Issue
- An issue intentionally scoped and labeled to be approachable for a first-time contributor, usually with limited complexity and enough context to make success...
- Good First Issue
- A commonly used label for issues that are intentionally approachable for new contributors, usually with clear scope, manageable complexity, and enough context...
- Ramp Period
- The time it takes for a new hire, team, product, or initiative to reach expected productivity or performance levels. Ramp periods matter especially in sales...
- Ramp Up
- To increase gradually in speed, volume, staffing, or familiarity over time. In engineering slang, ramp-up language appears around systems, traffic, team...
- Self-Serve
- Describing a product or buying experience that lets users sign up, onboard, and get value without direct help from a salesperson or implementation team....
- Spin Up
- To create, start, or bring something online quickly, such as a server, environment, process, or team effort. The phrase implies rapid activation rather than...
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