Eric Roby
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Top 10 mistakes I often see junior developers make:•Not asking for help.•Ignoring the basics.•Not getting feedback.•Rushing to finish tasks.•Skipping documentation.•Only focusing on the code.•Not testing their code correctly.•Not talking enough with the team.•Keeping their ideas to themselves.•Not learning about new technologies.From this list, 1, 2, 3, 4, and 9 are the most important for your growth.What would you add?
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Boris Borsuk
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To avoid all that problems, just start your career as a middle developer...
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Hoang Le
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It is 100% true. They tend to improve their productivity at the first place lead to quality issue and didn't learn too much after finishing their work.
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Emmanuel Samson
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• Also, not doing a thorough proof of concept before coding, which can lead to lots of back and forth.
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Sylvain Zyssman
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I'd add falling into the Dunning–Kruger effect. It's not always their fault, trainers and schools often give high, unrealistic expectations. Notation/skills appreciation system is at fault too, IMO (at least in my country). But to be honest, Dunning-Kruger effect can be hard to self-spot, it's a lifelong effort :)
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Sanjeev Thapa
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Very good list Eric Roby. I have seen mostly 1,2 & 3. nowadays 2 becoming a trend as well.
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Branko Pitulic
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They finish the task and then wait for another one to be assigned to them. Instead of being curious.
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Stevie Zakhour
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True! However, I believe management should also check in, as junior developers might find it imimidating to ask for help or feedback.
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Simran Johal
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I often find with good prompt crafting you can get some really great responses for 1, 3, 8, 10 from LLMs like GPT/Claude
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