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
80% of developers who responded said juniors could be better supported in the workplace
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Recommendations
For seniors...
Weekly pair programming with a senior and code reviews
A supportive environment where juniors can be vulnerable without fear
"The best day was when my manager pulled me aside, asked how I was going and encouraged me to not be too hard on myself. He showed me I was valued, even as a junior. Without that I would probably have never made it to the day programming clicked for me."
A percentage of allocated work time to learn all the things
For juniors...
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A guide to the care and feeding of new devs
By Amy Simmons
A guide to the care and feeding of new devs
A presentation for SydJS on January 20, 2016.
