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Jon Daniel
August 30, 2016
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Transcript
Growth and Mentorship Working with Junior Developers Jon Daniel @binarycleric
chronicbuildfailure.co Chronic Build Failure
Working in Tech Full-Time Since 2007 Lead Infrastructure Engineer at
Heroku (only for 3 months so I’m still bad at my job) Mentored Junior Developers from 2012 - early 2016 (got laid off)
A Note to Junior Developers
Who is a Junior Developer?
What should we expect them to know?
“Bonus Points” are NOT requirements!
Don’t Have Unrealistic Expectations
Help Them Get Started
Their First Deploy Should Happen Soon
Make Them Comfortable
Ensure They Build Confidence in Themselves
Then... (now here comes the fun part)
Push Them Slightly Out of Their Comfort Zone
Work Towards Making Them a Subject Matter Expert
Give Them Opportunities to Impress You
Work on a Side Project Together
Push to Github* Deploy on Heroku* (*or whatever)
Get Them Excited!
Pairing is Caring
SENIOR DEV JUNIOR DEV ABOUT TO HAVE A PANIC ATTACK
Team Dynamics
Training and Mentoring them is “REAL WORK”
Junior Developers are an Investment not a Distraction
Special Thanks to Jordan Retterer - @jordanr64 Colin Dean -
@colindean Lee Matibe - @Taitosoku Tina Wuest - @callmewuest