A guide to the care and feeding of new devs

@amesimmons

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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