How to Support Junior Developers

thanks for sharing

Great article, Anna J McDougall! 🙏

I enjoyed it. The part that struck a chord with me is the following:

"You can probably recall someone who lifted you up and gave you faith in yourself in your early days. Be that for someone else and you can change their lives...."

Well written and useful advices 😀 Thanks for sharing!

I really enjoyed reading this, Anna J McDougall.

All the other juniors, interns, and trainees are very lucky to have you as their Tech Lead even if it's just for two weeks

I liked reading your article! Excellent advice. 😀

I particularly enjoyed the part in which juniors are questioned. When combined with encouragement, this will only help them on their way to being more knowledgeable.

Anna J McDougallawesome wor! this impressed me

Your goal might be to make concepts seem less intimidating, but what the junior hears is "you're supposed to know this and you're ignorant if you don't". Remember Impostor Syndrome? A lot of juniors are also career changers, and when they have it implied that something is obvious that they don't know, it can trigger a broader fear of not belonging.

Software engineering is too wide, to assume everyone knows what you know. that still doesn't make them less of an engineer.

Very actionable and thought provoking on how to be better mentor!

Great article!Thanks for sharing your experience as a learner and trainer at the same time. It's very important to understand the midset of the juniors so as to provide them sufficient support for learning.