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Lara Martín
April 29, 2019
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Supporting Each Other - Growth for Juniors and Seniors
Talk given at App Builders CH 2019
https://appbuilders.ch
Lara Martín
April 29, 2019
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Supporting Each Other Growth for Juniors and Seniors Lara Martín
Android Developer @Lariki App Builders 2019
Supporting Each Other Growth for Juniors and Seniors Lara Martín
Android Developer @Lariki App Builders 2019
Hiring Devs
High Demand
“We want Seniors!”
Why not Juniors?
Everyone has been a Junior
Juniors' first job
Applying as a Junior
Applying as a Junior
Impostor Syndrome
Fear...
Juniors bring Great Things
Fresh Motivation
Fresh Knowledge
Flexible Mindset
Learning Mindset
What Managers Expect
Juniors Seniors Continuously learning Small tasks Ask questions Continuously learning
Any tasks Ask questions
Juniors Seniors Continuously learning Small tasks Ask questions Need guidance
Don’t know all the processes Continuously learning Any tasks Ask questions Provide guidance Know all the processes
Wins for seniors
Mentoring Juniors
Sharing your knowledge
Communication
None
MVVM Repository pattern Use Cases Dependency Injection Rx Android Project
Focus on a Single Topic
Sketch Ideas
API client Service
API client Service Data
API client Service Data Repository UseCase Domain
API client Service Data Repository UseCase Domain Presentation Layout ViewModel
Screen View Navigator
Be Constructive
Criticism in private Praise in public
Tasks
Environment
Pair Programming
For Juniors
When to ask Questions
I got stuck
Rubber Duck Debugging
Starting a task
Copy-pasting
I don’t know
I don’t know either
Still not convinced to hire juniors?
You will help juniors to progress in their careers
You will learn
There are no seniors without juniors
Juniors will never forget their mentors
I am grateful to many people
Thanks to App Builders!
@Lariki Thank you!
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