Seeking a member of an underrepresented community in tech to mentor
One of my goals in 2016 is to develop a mentorship with a person from an underrepresented community in tech. To that end, I’m opening up office hours. Here’s what that will look like.
I’m looking for someone who could use a mentor in programming or software engineering. Ideally, this person would be looking to get into web development (or related technologies) or just starting their career. This relationship would ideally last from the end of January 2016 for a 4-6 month period. To this bourgeoning developer, I’ll be available – completely free of cost – for a 1-1.5 hour period each week to look over code samples, pair program, give practical programming advice, do mock interviews, or whatever they believe they need the most help with. (Ideally, this schedule would be somewhat flexible, given that I have a 10-month-old at home.)
Here are a list of ideas to get you thinking, separated by topic. This list is by no means exhaustive. If you’