Initiation to code

A talk gave at Melbourne Ruby, where I summarise "Initiation to code" a fantastic article on alistapart.com on the benefits of hiring and mentoring junior programmers.
http://alistapart.com/article/initiation-to-code

Transcript

1. Initiation to code
3. THIS IS NOT MY TALK
5. Starting out have to start somewhere
6. Be open to different personality types
8. checkup frequently/measure
10. Phase 1 everything is new…
11. unfamiliarity and 
 constant discovery
12. remember your limitations
13. talk to them
14. getting up to speed
15. pairing
17. use accessible tools
18. you are more than a technical guide
19. “I don’t know”
20. Phase 2 No longer a newbie…
21. know what needs to be done, just not sure how 
 to do it
22. build on previous knowledge
23. code for the unexpected
24. “good job”
25. Phase 3 Initiation…
26. all good stories have a struggle
27. followed by success
28. something 
 non-trival
29. communicate with 
 others outside 
 the team
30. something of measurable value
31. Benefits this sounds like hard work…
32. increased communication
33. knowledge 
 distribution
34. everyone learns
35. better code
36. Dougal “sounds like google” @mrdougal
 @15mindrawings
37. sey