035 jsAir - How to be a mentor with Taras Mankovski, Kim Crayton, Colt McAnlis, and Jed Watson

JavaScript Air

• Episode: 035 jsAir - How to be a mentor with Taras Mankovski, Kim Crayton, Colt McAnlis, and Jed Watson
• Website: JavaScript Air
• Feed URL: http://audio.javascriptair.com/feed/
• Published: 2016-08-11 01:02

How to be a mentor with Taras Mankovski, Kim Crayton, Colt McAnlis, and Jed Watson Description:

With so many new developers coming into the JavaScript world, there's never been a greater need for experienced developers to mentor and teach others. In this episode we'll chat with some experts on how to be an effective mentor.

Show sponsors:

• Egghead.io - Bite-sized web development video training
• Frontend Masters - Expert front-end training
• TrackJS - JavaScript Error Monitoring
• WebStorm - Smart JavaScript IDE
• Trading Technologies - Building For What's Next
• React.js Program - Master the React.js Ecosystem
• Sentry - Cross-platform crash-reporting

Links, Picks, and Tips: Kim Crayton @KimCrayton1 Links

• JrDevMentoring.com
• TechTalkForNonTechies.com
• CodeNewbie.org podcast on inposter syndrome
• Stop Lying to Newbies
• Getting the mentoring you need

Tips

• Mentoring Minutes
• Get comfortable with being uncomfortable
• Find opportunities to teach what you’ve learned

Picks

• Harvard CS50
• CodeNewbie.org
• Women Who Code
• Hood.ie

Jed Watson @jedwatson Picks

• Typography.js
• KeystoneJS
• Node School

Colt McAnlis @duhroach Links

• On Getting the Mentoring You Need

Tips

• Learn Data Compression
• Take training on how to be a manager

Picks

• Technical Management Program - UCLA Extension

Taras Mankovski @EmberSherpa Tips

• You will always know more than most people who started learning after you. So, don’t sell yourself short and give yourself room to be comfortable.

Picks

• GEMconf

Kent C. Dodds @kentcdodds Links

• Tweet inspiring this episode
• How I interview

Tips

• Spread things out, reduce commitments
• Make stuff public

Picks

• react-workshop by Matt Zabriskie
• Open Source Workshop Slides
• Webpack Workshop Slides

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