Growing From a Junior Developer Into a Beautiful Coding Butterfly
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Starting as a junior dev is tough. Working remotely, fighting frustration to learn a new framework, or even just toiling in an office with little supervision -- these all make it even tougher. What can junior devs do to ensure growth and success in this new career? And how can supervisors and managers help shape these enthusiastic caterpillars into beautiful coding butterflies?
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- 1. Growing From a Junior Developer Into a Beautiful Coding Butterfly Mark J. Lehman | markjlehman.com
- 2. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 3. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 4. Why does being a “junior” developer matter? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 5. Why does being a “junior” developer matter? What are the most effective activities for growth? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 6. Why does being a “junior” developer matter? What are the most effective activities for growth? What else will encourage progress? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 7. Why does being a “junior” developer matter? What are the most effective activities for growth? What else will encourage progress? What can a junior developer do to grow into that beautiful coding butterfly? And how can their manager help that process along? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 8. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 9. SEE PRICES 2: TRENCHCOAT 3: BUY 4: SELL 5: TRAVEL 6: LOAN SHARK 7: BANK 1: DOPE WARS
- 13. Audience Participation. Not just creepy disembodied hands…
- 14. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Who here has less than 2 years of full time coding experience? Full time not necessarily meaning gainfully employed in a full time capacity, but more that you’ve been coding on a regular basis for less than 2 years.
- 15. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman How many of you would consider yourselves junior devs? I know that’s a loaded term. We’ll talk more about why it matters in a minute.
- 16. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman How many of you work alongside, supervise, or manage junior devs, or would like to someday soon?
- 17. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Of those who identify as junior developers, how much full time experience do you have?
- 18. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Does anyone feel like sharing what they think needs to change for themselves before they start identifying as mid-level?
- 19. Does anyone else feel like sharing when they stopped identifying as a junior developer, and why? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 20. How would you classify yourself? Junior Mid-Level Senior 0-2 Years 3-5 Years 5-10 Years 10+ Years Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman How many years of full time coding experience do you have?
- 21. 32% 27% 13% 28% Years of Full-Time Experience 0-2 years 3-5 years 5-10 years 10+ years 12% 13% 30% 15% 30% How do you classify yourself? Junior Developer Junior to Mid-level Mid-level Developer Mid-level to Senior Senior Developer Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 22. 32% 27% 13% 28% Years of Full-Time Experience 0-2 years 3-5 years 5-10 years 10+ years 12% 13% 30% 15% 30% How do you classify yourself? Junior Developer Junior to Mid-level Mid-level Developer Mid-level to Senior Senior Developer Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Why does it matter?
- 25. What is the MOST beneficial activity a manager or supervisor of a junior developer can do to help them “level up”? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman What is the MOST beneficial thing a junior developer can do to “level up”?
- 26. 19% 11% 9% 9%8% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% What is the MOST beneficial activity a junior developer can do to "level up"? Challenge Yourself Other Code Review Practice Take the Lead Notice Connections Passion Project Constant Learning Study Design Fix Bugs Self-Directed Ed Ask for Help Pairing Self-reliance 25% 14% 9%9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 4% 4% 5% What is the MOST beneficial activity a manager or supervisor of a junior developer can do to help them "level up"? Challenge Them Pair Program Take the Lead Code Review Encourage Questions Constructive Feedback Arrange Mentoring Guidance not Answers Teach the Team Positive Feedback Frequent Checkins Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 27. 19% 11% 9% 9%8% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% What is the MOST beneficial activity a junior developer can do to "level up"? Challenge Yourself Other Code Review Practice Take the Lead Notice Connections Passion Project Constant Learning Study Design Fix Bugs Self-Directed Ed Ask for Help Pairing Self-reliance 25% 14% 9%9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 4% 4% 5% What is the MOST beneficial activity a manager or supervisor of a junior developer can do to help them "level up"? Challenge Them Pair Program Take the Lead Code Review Encourage Questions Constructive Feedback Arrange Mentoring Guidance not Answers Teach the Team Positive Feedback Frequent Checkins Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 28. Seek Challenge Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 29. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman When was the last time you learned som
- 30. Story Time
- 31. Story Time
- 32. Story TimeLacking confidence in the problem area Not knowing where to start Instability in the framework Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 35. Seek Challenge Code Review Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 36. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman How many of you work in a place where everything that gets merged to master is code reviewed first?
- 37. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Have any of you worked somewhere that did not do any code review? How was your experience?
- 38. 19% 11% 9% 9%8% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% What is the MOST beneficial activity a junior developer can do to "level up"? Challenge Yourself Other Code Review Practice Take the Lead Understand Connections Passion Project Constant Learning Study Design Fix Bugs Self-Directed Education Ask for Help Pairing Self-reliance Series15 25% 14% 9%9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 4% 4% 5% What is the MOST beneficial activity a manager or supervisor of a junior developer can do to help them "level up"? Challenge Them Pair Program Take the Lead Code Review Encourage Questions Constructive Feedback Arrange Mentoring Guidance not Answers Teach the Team Positive Feedback Frequent Checkins Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 39. Story Time
- 40. #KILLINIT
- 46. To any managers who don’t allow code reviews…
- 48. Seek Challenge Code Review Practice Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 50. rubykoans.com enki.com codingame.com Open source projects reddit.com/r/beginnerprojects Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 51. Seek Challenge Code Review Practice Take The Lead Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 52. 19% 11% 9% 9%8% 6% 6% 6% 5% 5% 5% 5% 3% 3% What is the MOST beneficial activity a junior developer can do to "level up"? Challenge Yourself Other Code Review Practice Take the Lead Understand Connections Passion Project Constant Learning Study Design Fix Bugs Self-Directed Education Ask for Help Pairing Self-reliance Series15 25% 14% 9%9% 9% 7% 7% 7% 4% 4% 5% What is the MOST beneficial activity a manager or supervisor of a junior developer can do to help them "level up"? Challenge Them Pair Program Take the Lead Code Review Encourage Questions Constructive Feedback Arrange Mentoring Guidance not Answers Teach the Team Positive Feedback Frequent Checkins Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 53. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman When was the last time you took on a solo task, or lead a project? Within the last month? Within the last 6 months?
- 54. How was that different from working on a project someone else is leading? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 55. Credit: Manu Cornet, bonkersworld.net
- 56. Take the lead Architecture Break up the project Track progress Test coverage QA Deploy Fixing post deploy bugs Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 57. Take the lead Architecture Break up the project Track progress Test coverage QA Deploy Fixing post deploy bugs Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 58. Story Time
- 60. Seek Challenge Code Review Practice Take The Lead Ask For Help Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 61. PROGRAMMING
- 62. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman Who here has heard the term rubber ducky debugging?
- 63. Who has had success with that method? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 65. Pete Seeger Social Activist Folk Singer “If I Had a Hammer (The Hammer Song)” “Where Have All the Flowers Gone?”
- 66. Before asking for help, write down… Situation details End goal Everything tried Google searches made trying to figure it out Errors received Reproduction steps (no, not like that – let’s keep it clean, folks) The SEEGER Method Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 67. Before asking for help, write down… Situation details End goal Everything tried Google searches made trying to figure it out Errors received Reproduction steps (no, not like that – let’s keep it clean, folks) The SEEGER Method Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 69. Story Time
- 70. When do I ask for help? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 71. When do I ask for help? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 72. Maybe it’s time to ask for help…
- 73. Am I completely stalled and have not made any forward progress on the issue for at least 30 minutes? Have I taken a short break away from the computer, then returned and still felt stuck? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 74. Before asking for help, write down… Situation details End goal Everything tried Google searches made trying to figure it out Errors received Reproduction steps (no, not like that – let’s keep it clean, folks) The SEEGER Method Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 75. Any Questions???
- 76. Seek Challenge Code Review Practice Take The Lead Ask For Help Pair Program Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 77. Who here believes pair programming is beneficial? Who believes it’s a waste of time? Who is not sure? Why? Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 78. 11% 9% 9% 9% 9% 8% 7% 7% 7% 5% 4% 4% 4% 4% 3% What other activities are beneficial for junior developers to improve their skills and advance their career? Challenge Networking Other Passion Project Self-Directed Ed Pairing Code Review Practice Take the Lead Ask for Help Understand Connections Constant Learning Soft Skills Study Design Breadth of Knowledge 23% 23% 23% 16% 15% What activities, if any, have been suggested or required by your managers/supervisors that were NOT beneficial? Meetups / Events Excessive Pairing Formal Education Excessive Experimentation Writing Documentation Compiled from 40 survey responses Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 80. Pairing best practices Less experienced drives Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 81. Pairing best practices Less experienced drives One device only per pair Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 82. Pairing best practices Less experienced drives One device only per pair Ask lots of questions Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 83. Pairing best practices Less experienced drives One device only per pair Ask lots of questions Discuss expectations up front Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 84. Seek Challenge Code Review Practice Take The Lead Ask For Help Pair Program Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 85. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 86. Open Source Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 87. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 88. Open Source Networking Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 89. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 90. Open Source Networking Today I Learned (TIL) Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 91. (This is 100% real.) Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 92. Open Source Networking Today I Learned (TIL) Interpersonal (Soft) Skills Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 93. Open Source Networking Today I Learned (TIL) Interpersonal (Soft) Skills Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 94. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 95. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman
- 96. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman What is something we didn’t talk about already that has been particularly helpful for skills or career growth for you or your team?
- 97. Mark J. Lehman www.markjlehman.com @markjlehman What is something we didn’t talk about already that has been particularly helpful for skills or career growth for you or your team?
- 99. Why does it matter? Why does it matter?
- 100. Why does it matter? Why does it matter?
- 101. Thank you! Mark J. Lehman | markjlehman.com