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Indeed. I've seen this in academic labs as well that have a lot of undergrads exposed to research - deliberately keeping something undone, or less efficient than it might be to have an experienced postdoc do it, do that someone without a lot of experience can get their feet wet without having to try and tackle a full-blown project (coding or otherwise).

"This is what we do and how we do it" with a non-critical system that's approachable seems to be a great way to set up rotations.