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What do you expect from a mentor? For example, if you work with other engineers (preferably, experienced) in the same codebase on the same project, won't code r
by azangru 4y ago
What do you expect from a mentor? For example, if you work with other engineers (preferably, experienced) in the same codebase on the same project, won't code reviews – a routine practice that a team ought to have anyway — count as continuous mentorship? Won't tech talks about ideas relevant for your field from various conferences count as mentorship? Don't books, blogs, or even tweets/toots by people you look up to count as mentorship?
- trwawy11221122 4y agoIdeally yes. But I work with other engineers who are much less experienced than I am. The other experienced engineers work on different projects.
- jerrygenser 4y agoMentorship and code review is not just about getting the answer for writing better code or reading generic blog or books. It's about someone with wisdom knowing your particular context and guiding and dialoguing on questions like - should I learn this tool/lang/framework - is this general approach feasible for my problem? - I'm thinking of accepting a job at $corp, am I missing a blindspot based on culture or some other factor