Re:How to grow into your best developer self
by dozzie on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @03:43PM
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What does it actually mean "to have a mentor" or "to mentor somebody"? What
kind of activity is this? Because I constantly see people talking about it,
but I've never seen a satisfactory explaination.
Re:How to grow into your best developer self
by snoman on Tuesday November 29, 2016 @05:12PM
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The dictionary does a pretty good job of defining it, though it omits something pretty important in practice. That is, to mentor is to advise or train someone.
The omission there is that there are, mostly, concrete goals that the mentee aims to achieve, and the mentor is personally invested in a successful outcome.
Personally, I was fortunate enough to have a mentor when I was starting out and it rocketed me to a strong position in my career and I couldn't be more grateful. I try to actively mentor 1 or 2 people a year as a result.
It's been mostly very successful so far.