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Explain Code Like I’m New to the Project

Let Copilot explain unfamiliar code in simple language for onboarding.

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Prompt

Explain the following code to a developer who just joined the project and has not seen this file before.
  
  Focus on:
  - What the code is responsible for.
  - Key functions and their roles.
  - How data flows through the code.
  - Any non-obvious decisions or tradeoffs.
  
  Code:
  
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