# New programmer **URL:** https://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/new-programmer/166 **Category:** Introductions **Created:** [February 24, 2016, 5:33pm UTC](https://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/new-programmer/166 "2016-02-24T17:33:18Z") **Posts on this page:** 1 **Showing post:** 3
### Author: ![NickTheNick](https://thrivedevforum-cdn.b-cdn.net/user_avatar/forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/nickthenick/32/17_2.png) [@NickTheNick](https://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/u/NickTheNick) #### Post date: [February 24, 2016, 8:06pm UTC](https://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/new-programmer/166/3 "2016-02-24T20:06:57Z")
Welcome Hessnake! A good starting point (if you haven’t read it yet) is this thread to help you ease into things. > [@Advice for a new team member](http://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/advice-for-a-new-team-member/156): > > So you’ve joined the team, welcome to the project. Here’s some advice on how to get started. DON’T try to read the whole forum and DON’T try to read and understand the whole codebase. This is the biggest trap we see people falling into early on when trying to get started. We want you to find a place for yourself in the project that works for you and that will probably take some time. If you’re finding it overwhelming that’s ok. Just ask for some help. We want to help you settle in. DO down… --- _[View the full topic](https://forum.revolutionarygamesstudio.com/t/new-programmer/166)._