New dev, old codebase: A series of mentorship stories
summary
Mentorship focuses on concrete practices: using guided questions instead of directives, pairing code reviews with empathetic feedback, and tracking mentee goals through recurring check‑ins. Examples include debugging an i18n string with a rubygem i18n fix, running workshops for underrepresented contributors, teaching kids coordinate systems via a simple 2D game, and using learning tools like flexbox froggy and regex crossword. Practical tactics: tag “good first issue”, offer half‑hour career calls, and run regular study jams.
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chapters (13)
- 0:00Introduction
- 4:32Meeting Phil
- 6:53What is mentorship
- 11:09Motivation to be a mentor
- 13:45Mentor mentee relationship
- 15:05Empathy
- 18:07Exposure
- 20:04Imposter syndrome
- 22:51Guided questions
- 26:03Importance of mentorship
- 27:41Cooperative learning
- 31:08Mythification
- 33:28Mentorship
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