Current CTO exploring entrepreneurship on the side; coach; mentor; instructor.
Dedicated to promoting digital literacy and ideological diversity in tech.
In my opinion, teaching and mentoring is a vital component of becoming a "senior" or "lead" developer.
If I need to trust my senior developers to be able to prove to me that an idea or technology is worth pursuing, then I need them to be able to explain it to a junior or newer developer.
If they can't, then they're not ready.
Mentorship is a huge part of what I expect from my senior and intermediate devs, and I've seen amazing results since adopting the philosophy.
In my opinion, teaching and mentoring is a vital component of becoming a "senior" or "lead" developer.
If I need to trust my senior developers to be able to prove to me that an idea or technology is worth pursuing, then I need them to be able to explain it to a junior or newer developer.
If they can't, then they're not ready.
Mentorship is a huge part of what I expect from my senior and intermediate devs, and I've seen amazing results since adopting the philosophy.
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