I had a realisation a while ago that one of the first things I do when I start using a new app, or after a significant update, is to look at the settings. It gives me a feel for the "functionality space" of the application and helps me visualise its "boundaries" somehow. Different ways of presenting properties seem to make this harder or easier: I find Android to be less good and (for example) Visual Studio and Lightroom to be better. I'm not sure why.

Does anyone else do this?