How to Become an Effective Junior Developer

Talking Code

English - October 20, 2015 07:00 - 43 minutes - 29.8 MB - ★★★★★ - 72 ratings
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Louisa Barrett of Haught Codeworks tells us about how to become an effective junior developer. We also speak in depth about how to become a better teacher.

Here's what to listen for:

01:54 - Who is a junior developer?
02:59 - How did you go from going to an art school to wanting to learn about code?
06:43 - How long did it take to become a junior developer?
08:14 - How comfortable were you when you first started working out of bootcamp?
09:16 - How well do you feel that the dev bootcamp prepared you for starting a job?
11:39 - Why is networking so important?
14:02 - Why is it so hard to find a mentor?
15:17 - What does a mentor help with?
21:27 - What is the difference between a helper and a teacher?
26:04 - How does one become a better teacher?
28:56 - Once you get out of a boot camp, what kind of companies are best to join?
36:18 - How to junior developers get off on the right foot?
37:48 - Why is pair programming important?