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Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by joshcrowder »

_smaugh wrote: post #4

Looking for a mentor to kick-start my career in Web development Requirements: - Advise on how to give shape to my project (Jobs board for newly grads, students and entry level position seekers) - 30 min to 1 hr/week Skype or Google hangout contact - Homework - patience I offer: - 25 - 30 hours a week full commitment - Willingness to learn and succeed

Hi,

An apprenticeship would be great for you. My company offers them we haven't done remote before but I'm willing to give it a go. Drop me an email josh@seriousfox.co.uk

Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by helen842000 »

I think I'd really excel with the help of a programming mentor. I would provide a huge amount of input, ideas, effort and enthusiasm in exchange for a weekly Q&A session to keep me confident that I'm progressing on the right track.

I've studied CS & understand the concepts. I can read and tweak existing code but I struggle with getting to a point where the correct syntax just flows.

Any tips on how to get out of the books and into a productive zone? I want to learn how to put things in place to start a web application from scratch.

I've clicked most with Python but am open to diving other languages.

If you have the time to spare, my e-mail is my username @gmail.com

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Post by orangethirty »

_smaugh wrote: post #4

Looking for a mentor to kick-start my career in Web development Requirements: - Advise on how to give shape to my project (Jobs board for newly grads, students and entry level position seekers) - 30 min to 1 hr/week Skype or Google hangout contact - Homework - patience I offer: - 25 - 30 hours a week full commitment - Willingness to learn and succeed

That's the same model I follow on protocademy.com.

Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by zachlatta »

zachlatta wrote: post #3

I'll mentor someone wanting to get started with programming. I'll get you up to the level you need to be to make Android games. Requirements: * Drive - You have to want to learn! * Modern computer * Skype (or similar) Email me at zchlatta (at) gmail.com!

Thanks to all of those who emailed me! I found two great guys I'll be helping learn Java.

Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by wturner »

I'm enrolled in a small online program called thinkful and what they do is interview you and create a custom curriculum based on your preexisting knowledge. A few people that are looking for structure and those willing to mentor might want to simply give that format a shot. In short, basically the mentor would find resources on the web to match exactly what the student is looking to learn. Then if the student has any questions they can just email them. If it seems like more is required then gradually work it out. It might seem alienating on the part of the student but I've found in my own learning situation I'm really just looking for order in and of itself more than a mentor. Having people to bounce questions off of is very important, but if you have a path to follow they become secondary to your personal drive regardless.

Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by edolfo »

Hi,

I can mentor someone. Background in maths/physics/CS. I've done bioinformatics, machine learning, data mining, mathematical modeling, SQL/NoSQL, computational physics, and front/back end web dev. I prefer python, but I also know java and c well, and I kind of know perl/php/ruby/lisp. I've used Flask, pylons, django, ruby on rails, node.js, and meteor.

You can contact me at: edolfo at hckrlabs.com

Re: Ask HN: Thinking of mentoring? looking for a mentor?

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Post by jerryasmith »

I am working on a new product and have been teaching myself to program while building the site. I'm dying to learn more but am having trouble doing it on my own.

I would love to have someone act as a mentor and help me learn Web basics. I'm super motivated. Thank you for posting this thread!

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