Recently, there was a flurry of activity around one of Brandon's posts about defining the term "senior developer". But he left the purely technical aspects of the role for later discussion, which left a lot of lingering questions.
In this episode, Charles and Brandon dive into the technical side of identifying, hiring, and growing senior developers, and explain The Frontside's somewhat unconventional standards.
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After a "perfect storm" of events rocked The Frontside, Charles and Brandon were faced with the prospect of what kind of future they saw, if any, for the business.
In this episode, Brandon and Charles discuss what happened and why, what they are doing to avoid another "perfect storm", and how finding mentors and friends at OpsConf completely changed how they think about running The Frontside.
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There's a huge shortage of senior developers, and one (often overlooked) way to fill those positions is by bringing up some junior developers. But how do you mentor junior devs when you have so much work to do? How can you make sure that your new hires get the support they need?
This week, Charles Lowell is joined by Stephanie Riera, Lydia Guarino, and Alex Ford to talk about the challenges companies face when hiring junior devs, what steps you can take to make sure the on-boarding and training process goes smoothly, and how keep new developers productive and frustration-free.
In honor of GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day), I interviewed a developer who is active in the accessibility community to gain some insights on the importance of web accessibility.
In honor of GAAD (Global Accessibility Awareness Day), I interviewed a developer who is active in the accessibility community to gain some insights on the importance of web accessibility.
You took the plunge and here you are, a newly minted code bootcamper. You’ve endured the brain inundation of information and the inherent stress of not knowing what you’re doing.
Congratulations, you’re here now and you’re still asking yourself, “What do I do next?”, I have no idea what I’m doing. You’re here though, thanks Google.
You took the plunge and here you are, a newly minted code bootcamper. You’ve endured the brain inundation of information and the inherent stress of not knowing what you’re doing.
Congratulations, you’re here now and you’re still asking yourself, “What do I do next?”, I have no idea what I’m doing. You’re here though, thanks Google.
Thursday May 19th marks the fifth
Global Accessibility Awareness Day. The
goal for Global Accessibility Awareness Day (or GAAD for short) is to
get people who work in technology to start talking, thinking, or
learning about accessibility.
If you’re not familiar, accessibility is about building solutions for
those who have disabilities. For the web, it means considering those
who are deaf, blind, colorblind, or have motor skill disabilities in
your design and development.
