How do you face a programming task that you’ve never done before?

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aleczandru asks:

I started my career as a .NET developer 3 months ago and after a long training plan on diverse technologies, patterns, and concepts, the developers who were supervising me have decided that I am ready to join one of the many projects the company handles.