In early stages, aspiring programmers need mentors. It would be interesting to know how many people who consider themselves good programmers, spend a reasonable

In early stages, aspiring programmers need mentors. It would be interesting to know how many people who consider themselves good programmers, spend a reasonable amount of time mentoring other jr. programmers. Looking back in 7 years, there were only two good programmers I learnt a lot from. I took every chance to read their code and ask them to review my code and pair program with me once a while. I became convinced recently with a new approach to this problem. If you want an artist, pick someone with decent interest to learn art and put a brush in his hand and he becomes a painter. It takes time but this is overall good for the programing community.