How to Become an Effective Junior Developer
Oct 20, 2015•43 min•Ep. 25
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Episode description
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?
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