Proper Care & Feeding of Jr. Developers

Track: Agile
Abstract

Jr. Devs require more than just a job; they need help from YOU. This talk will focus on actionable tasks which can be implemented by mid- and Sr. Devs to help their Jr. teammates be more effective and efficient team members. More importantly for Sr.’s, this talk will focus on ways to leverage being a great mentor to further their own career!

Valarie Regas

Valarie Regas is a youngling developer, a Georgia Tech coding bootcamp graduate, and a veteran mommy. She holds a BA in Psychology and currently works as a Jr. DevOps Engineer. After years being a stay-at-home mom, she decided to change her life by entering Tech, and has learned a lot along the way. She enjoys mixed martial arts fighting, table-top role playing games, public speaking, creating tiny humans, and political activism.