Senior devs, how do you mentor/help junior devs?
For example - I have one rule that I don't touch their keyboard or message them the entire solution. I tell them keywords, which they google if they don't know, and thereby learn much more than just the solution to their problem.
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Generally I keep their work such that it’s confined to a small part of the codebase (think < 5-8 files). This allows them to learn and take ownership.
I also explain the necessary stuff at a birds eye overview and point them to the crucial logic so that they can form a mental picture and ask me questions.
Just nudge them enough so that they can uncover answers; never micromanage; and mentorship is a serious responsibility - I allot 10% of my quarterly work budgeting to mentorship.
Also getting them to think about scalability and other long-term concepts at the outset of a project, makes them more efficient and reduces refactoring later on.