Life as a "junior" developer can be intense, overwhelming, but rewarding. How can juniors move on to the next level? And, what can managers, tech leads and teams do to support the the next generation of developers?

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Tara Ojo
Berlin | November 20 - 21, 2018

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First day as a junior!
Fixed a bug
Built a new feature

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13 to 1
STEM jobs for every qualified person
https://www.thesoftwareguild.com/blog/bridging-software-skills-gap/

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Tara Ojo
Software Engineer
@tara_ojo

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Juniors Supporters

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Juniors

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Work on your
hard skills

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Write good
quality code

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Meaningful
variable names
1

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White space
2

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Concise
3

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Develop your T-shape

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Base knowledge/skills
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Stretch yourself

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“I could start teaching other
people in my team things”
- Graduate developer

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Comfort
Stretch
PANIC

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Make a change

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Making life better
for everyone

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Share your
opinions

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“Juniors have a perspective
that deserves to be heard”
- @carolstran

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It’s ok to not know

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State the obvious

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Celebrate your
achievements!

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Collect evidence

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Programming

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Communication

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Proactive

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Feedback

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Team work

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Supporters

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Invest time

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Mentor

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Good pairing

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Ask open
questions

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Create
opportunities

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Communication
JavaScript
ES6
Angular
UX
Testing
Speaking &
Presenting
Accessibility
Back-end
Engineering
CSS

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Communication
JavaScript
ES6
Angular
UX
Testing
Speaking &
Presenting
Accessibility
Back-end
Engineering
CSS

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Communication
JavaScript
ES6
Angular
UX
Testing
Speaking &
Presenting
Accessibility
Back-end
Engineering
CSS

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Communication
JavaScript
ES6
Angular
UX
Testing
Speaking &
Presenting
Accessibility
Back-end
Engineering
CSS

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Regular feedback

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“I feel like I'm not mid-level,
I need confirmation from
people around me”
- Graduate developer

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Giving specific and
actionable feedback

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Keep doing
Do more Do less
Start doing Stop doing

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Juniors Supporters
Stretch yourself
Share your opinions
Celebrate your achievements
Create opportunities
Regular feedback
Invest time
Work on your hard skills

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GREAT!
You’re doing

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Thank you!
Tara Ojo @tara_ojo