[Weekend Drop] Going from Junior to Senior Q&A

<p>This Clubhouse-style Q&amp;A was held as part of my support for React Summit 2021 (<a href="https://remote.reactsummit.com/">https://remote.reactsummit.com/</a>). Moderated by Robert Haritonov, CEO of GitNation.</p><p><br><strong>Timestamps</strong></p><ul> <li>2:30 How do you keep up with the changing landscape?</li> <li>5:00 Balancing Learning Time with a Job</li> <li>7:15 What are the top technical and soft skills to transition from junior to senior?</li> <li>12:30 The Importance of Communication and How to Do it Well</li> <li>17:30 Prioritization, Batching and Pair Programming</li> <li>19:20 What can Seniors Do to Help Foster Juniors? Apprenticeships, Mentoring, Sponsorship and Allyship</li> <li>23:15 How to convince older devs to try new tech? Address their concerns, do proofs of concept, know when to fold.</li> <li>28:45 Nontraditional background. How to convince people to let you through the door? Networking and Personal Content Marketing.</li> <li>34:00 How do you make technical decisions as a senior and avoid getting stuck? Innovation Tokens, Action Produces Information, Pay for Advice</li> <li>40:30 Fall in Love with the Problem, Not the Solution</li> <li>42:00 Can you still be a fullstack engineer?</li> </ul><p>If you enjoyed this chat, you're welcome to check out our career community for <a href="https://www.learninpublic.org/?c=REACTSUMMIT30">30% off</a>!</p><p><strong>Mentioned Links</strong></p><ul> <li><a href="https://cdn.discordapp.com/attachments/832314150042468372/832327074303574056/CodingCareer_v1-2-0_-_chapter_5.pdf">Chapter 5 - Junior to Senior (free PDF)</a></li> <li>Gergely Orosz's <a href="https://thetechresume.com/">Tech Resume Inside Out</a> </li> <li><a href="https://www.swyx.io/fave-podcasts-2020/">My Podcast Recommendations</a></li> <li><a href="https://www.swyx.io/career-ladders/">Every Public Engineering Career Ladder</a></li> <li>Sponsorship: <a href="https://larahogan.me/blog/what-sponsorship-looks-like/">https://larahogan.me/blog/what-sponsorship-looks-like/</a> </l