How do you thrive or unblock yourself from a hurdle
Basically let's say if you're on remote and you are working on a large code base which was built over the years. You have been assigned something to do & you end up in a hurdle or loop. You can't seem to get it working or whatever you think it's not working. How do you proceed in this situation, given the remote environment , can't go and tap on someone's shoulder's immediately. Please share your thoughts. I'm getting stuck in this kind of situation these days and would need insights.
Context; Mt exp is around 6YOE, as fullstack dev.
I am also remote.I am not much experienced but Still Here is what I do , first i hit my head on the wall until it pains (when reading the code base which I don't have a clue about what is going on ). Then I find the owner of that particular service. Ask for his time and understand from him about what are the nuances which are getting over my head