A guide to the care and feeding of new devs

@amesimmons

Jan 2009 - Dec 2014

ABC

Nov 2013 

My first line of code

rails new railsgirls

2014

Learning in my spare time

Jan - Apr 2015

Web development immersive course

Apr 2015 - now
Developer at ansarada 

Being a junior dev...

Key findings

On average, developers  rated the level of support they received as a junior as 5/10

The top four emotions felt by junior developers were excited, overwhelmed, frustration and fear 

Positive

excited
empowered
intense
engaging
fun
joy
hope
focused
interest
acceptance
intrigue
rewarding
pride
utilised
productive

Negative

overwhelmed
frustration
fear
stress
scared
terrified
panic
inadequacy
imposter
anxious
alone
insecurity
uncertain
lost
confused
knowledge-lacking
unqualified
disappointment
meltdown
disaster

80% of developers who responded said juniors could be better supported in the workplace

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Recommendations

Weekly pair programming with a senior and code reviews

A supportive  environment where juniors can be vulnerable without fear 

A percentage of allocated work time to learn all the things

@amesimmons