Pairing with Junior Developers

Onboarding new developers, especially juniors, is tricky. Knowledge gaps, lack of experience, and not understanding how to communicate properly can make it worse. On the other hand, senior developers tend to give instant solutions whenever juniors ask questions — but is that the right strategy? How do you properly onboard junior developers so they become assets, not burdens?

This is one of the best articles I’ve ever read about mentoring and onboarding new developers to a team.