Junior Developers Debate

Cluster discusses hiring, mentoring, challenges, and value of junior developers versus seniors, including experiences with their growth, team dynamics, and whether companies should invest in them.

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jonotime • Oct 28, 2024 • View on HN

Ah, great point about junior devs.

What’s wrong with being a junior developer?

superb_herb • Nov 15, 2017 • View on HN

Does your company not have any junior devs who are ready to step up?

nashashmi • Jul 11, 2024 • View on HN

looks like you have little experience with junior engineers. now try experiencing junior engineers who will never grow to senior engineering levels.

alexk307 • Mar 3, 2022 • View on HN

The biggest difference between junior devs and senior devs is the ability to dig for answers and information and only ask when you are completely blocked. It seems like you've surrounded yourself with junior engineers and aren't interested in mentoring them into doing better. You should talk to your manager, or find a more technical place to work with fewer people to mentor.

icebraining • Sep 9, 2019 • View on HN

Are you having problems with the junior developers that are getting hired?

aiunboxed • Aug 15, 2023 • View on HN

How about mentoring junior devs in your org ? How has the experience been there ?

wara23arish • Mar 17, 2023 • View on HN

What about the junior devs of today ?

palata • Oct 31, 2024 • View on HN

Isn't the whole point of hiring a junior dev that they will learn and become senior devs eventually?

z92 • Feb 14, 2018 • View on HN

You don't hire junior devs then.