5 Tips for Junior Developers | How to break into the industry with Emma Bostian

From her personal experience, Emma Bostian shares her tips on how to break into the software development industry as a junior developer.

0:06 - Ask Questions
1:04 - Learn to Read Code
1:56 - Take Breaks
2:54 - Find What You Like
3:42 - Under Promise but Over Deliver

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[tea_otomo]

"When I started coding...about five years ago at IBM"....yeah that's usually not how it goes for most people...

[chef]

"How to break into the industry" should be about how to get that job at IBM, and not what you did after you've got it. Or am I missing something?

[soumyadey]

After the last tip [ "Under Promise but Over Deliver" ]...I realized I was doing the same thing all this time after I started in a startup company as an intern without even knowing it !
Thanks a lot for these valuable tips btw...🤗

[georgemccaddeniii]

This was so valuable. Thank you for asking Emma to share her tips for breaking into the industry. I mostly feel that the biggest issues I'm having are asking questions and taking breaks - I know I can't be the only one.

[aditiyep]

this is a really good advises, especially for fresh graduate like me. hope we can see more video like this in the future!

[kavan]

The hardest thing right now has been just finding a job as a junior dev. 2020 is just a bad year for the entry level workforce. I've been looking since January and no luck yet. Hopefully next year is better. I haven't stopped learning though! At this rate I'll be beyond a Junior level by the time I find work 😀

[fujivato]

I would add that whilst you are learning a new language or tech don't be afraid to experiment and just write some code; it might not even compile (or compiles but you get a runtime error) as you will learn a lot from error messages and they will help you phrase questions when you turn to search engines or stack overflow etc...

[aloky]

This made more sense to me than any other advice/tips received so far on YouTube.Thank you very much Emma.

[lifeofamobiledeveloper]

I think the biggest thing to take away is 'Don't be afraid to ask questions'. Even after 20+ years there are times I need to ask questions and one thing experience taught me is - after trying to find the answer for a short time - if still no valid answers ask someone that may have seen this problem before

[The-Cat]

2:40 ok i'll take a nap right after this video it's Sunday 5 26 in the morning over here and i'm programming for work so I can catch up with the estimated sprint time.

Rational brain: Dude this is unpaid, stop working for free
Passion brain: Dude you love this stuff it's not work if you enjoy it
Rational brain: The time you give up for free can never be recovered
Passion brain: What are you gonna do? play Star Citizen and crash your ship again due to the gravity bug thats hasnt been fixed yet? Thats also a waste of time... might as well spend it on being productive
Rational brain: Valid point but now you're arguing with yourself on a youtube comment section at 5 27 in the morning...
Passion brain: Well, lets get back to the fun. And when you have no to-do tickets left near the end of the sprint you'll have free time to reflect on the new stuff you've learned this sprint.
Rational brain: WIN-WIN I like your thinking!
Body: FOR FUCK SAKE WHEN CAN I GET SOME SLEEP AROUND HERE ?

[dannylones]

** junior asking questions **
everyone: "Google it and debug and Google again"

[neves]

The last one is the most valuable thing.
I wish that when I started someone had told me this and I didn't need to find that out while almost burning myself out.

[thisiskatie]

Ahh im really glad i found this channel! She covered so many good points that resonate with me as web developer👏🏽💃🏽

[akhil]

@Honeypot .. Amazing content and clear cut explanations. Loved the tips and their back stories. A little pro tip: an engaging bgm with 10% volume ratio to that with narrators voice in your videos would definitely get higher reach for your channel.

[salva-dev]

Very good tips!! I have to apply more of the tip "taking breaks". Thanks.

[alam-talash]

I really appreciate the tips you talked about, I always have been putting a lot of pressure to learn all the day which were gone after weeks. Taking breaks will solve my problem. I should better change my learning strategy.

[drewstifler]

Some are not native speakers, it would be great if you could add some subtitle next time. CC in youtube aren't that specific.

[overing]

Tell me please, how is your first job at IBM? Am i the rare one who doesn't have any luck at all? All i hear is i got job there, i got job after two months of coding, bla bla everyone gets a job right away, maybe i live in a wrong country...

[orlovskyconsulting]

If you can't break into sofware industry, be your own boss be a contractor, consultant or freelancer. I say in my personal experience i dont care about company's culture, what i do care about, its result of my work, does my work help client to achieve the goals, does a workshop which i provide teach other people better approaches how solve problems, things like that are for me very important.

[pradeepbisht]

Please interview gennady korotkevich and errichto