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How I learn any type of new technology (As a Senior Developer)
- The article discusses the author's experience learning a new tool, PostHog, for tracking user behavior in a project.
- The author emphasizes the importance of exploring the UI and breaking the tool to understand its functionality.
- They express frustration with complex interfaces like Google Analytics and appreciate PostHog's ease of implementation.
- Documentation exploration is highlighted as a crucial step, focusing on indexable titles, refined descriptions, implementation examples, expected responses, and implementation references.
- Digging into the source code is discussed, showcasing how the author delves into the TypeScript and Python implementation of PostHog's query functionalities.
- The author's method involves studying base classes, query concerns, and how different filters and properties impact the API queries.
- Using the Network tab in browsers to explore endpoints and payloads, the author gains insights into query structures and implementations.
- The implementation phase involves building a dedicated Query Builder in PHP by studying and organizing query types, filters, and concerns.
- Lastly, the article concludes by emphasizing the value of breaking down, exploring, and rebuilding tools to deepen understanding and become a better developer.
- The author's approach of hands-on exploration and in-depth study serves as a valuable method for learning new technologies.
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