Panel Discussion: Educating Coders
summary
Umuzi runs a one-year course that splits each 4–6 week module into half classroom and half real build work, teaches Git, testing and TDD, and requires students to host projects publicly; outcome metrics show a high percentage keep their first job. Programs use self-paced kanban boards, rotate projects to expose grads to small and large teams, and appoint junior tech leads to mentor peers. Curriculum and tools are open-source syllabus resources and organisations factor mentoring time into project estimates.
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chapters (9)
- 0:00Start
- 1:16Tim Flusk
- 1:48Mick Messerschmitt Schmidt
- 4:33What Is the Best Way To Teach People To Build Software Is that Best Done on the Job
- 28:32Junior Tech Leads
- 37:18How Do We Deal with Inconsistencies between Software Developers
- 49:59How Do We Look after Senior Developers
- 50:28Any Tips and Tricks for Keeping Yourself Mentally Stable
- 56:06Avoiding Burnout
