During the podcast, Schilling detailed his experience with the Django Steering Council and his decision to refocus his blog, Better Simple, toward one-on-one developer mentorship. He also examined the unique challenges mentors face in workplace settings and discussed upcoming community events like the Django on the Med sprint. In tandem with the interview, Real Python highlighted an interactive learning kit that leverages AI to help developers master asynchronous Python.
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Effective technical mentorship prioritizes humility and addressing non-syntax questions o…: Effective technical mentorship prioritizes humility and addressing non-syntax questions over purely reviewing code.
Writing and personal blogging serve as valuable mechanisms for software engineers navigat…: Writing and personal blogging serve as valuable mechanisms for software engineers navigating difficult career struggles.
Real Python launched a Mentor AI learning kit that provides video courses and cheat sheet…: Real Python launched a Mentor AI learning kit that provides video courses and cheat sheets on asynchronous Python.
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Episode 319: Mentoring Developers Beyond the Code With Tim Schilling
The Real Python Podcast
What’s it take to be a mentor to developers? Where in an engineer’s career can a mentor make an impact? This week we speak with Tim Schilling, Django Steering Council member and Djangonaut Space administrator, about mentoring Python developers.
Tim shares his open-source background, his involvement in the Django community, and where mentoring shaped his own career. He also walks us through why he shifted the focus of his blog, Better Simple, to begin offering one-on-one mentorship.
We dive into what makes a good mentor, the questions developers ask that go beyond Python syntax, and why humility is essential on both sides of the relationship. Tim talks about how writing and blogging helps to work through ideas and career struggles. He also shares several of the projects and events he’s excited about that are happening in the Django community.
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