Code Tour

Definitions

1. 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 fits together. Code tours are useful for onboarding and for teaching unfamiliar areas without forcing newcomers to explore blindly.

   In plain English: A guided walkthrough that helps someone understand a codebase.

   Example: "The team created a code tour for the billing service so new engineers could follow the request path from API entry through ledger writes and reconciliation jobs."

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