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Subject: [OFF-TOPIC] How do I find a mentor when no one I work with knows what they are doing?
From: James Brewer <james@brwr.org>
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I'm sure there will be a substantial amount of arrogance perceived from
this question, but frankly I don't think that I have anything to learn from
my co-workers, which saddens me because I really like to learn and I know
that I have a lot of learning to do.

I've been employed as a software engineer for about eight months now and I
feel like I haven't learned nearly as much as I should. Sure, I've picked
up little tidbits of information here and there, but I'm no more confident
in my ability to build anything more complex than a basic crud app than I
was the day I started.

Things I'm interested include contributing to both Python and Django,
database design and data modeling, API design, code quality, algorithms and
data structures, and software architecture, among other things.

Basically, I want to be a better engineer. Where can I find someone willing
to point me in the right direction and what can I offer in return?

Happy Monday!

James

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<div dir=3D"ltr">I&#39;m sure there will be a substantial amount of arrogan=
ce perceived from this question, but frankly I don&#39;t think that I have =
anything to learn from my co-workers, which saddens me because I really lik=
e to learn and I know that I have a lot of learning to do.<div>
<br></div><div>I&#39;ve been employed as a software engineer for about eigh=
t months now and I feel like I haven&#39;t learned nearly as much as I shou=
ld. Sure, I&#39;ve picked up little tidbits of information here and there, =
but I&#39;m no more confident in my ability to build anything more complex =
than a basic crud app than I was the day I started.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Things I&#39;m interested include contributing to both =
Python and Django, database design and data modeling, API design, code qual=
ity, algorithms and data structures, and software architecture, among other=
 things.</div>
<div><br></div><div>Basically, I want to be a better engineer. Where can I =
find someone willing to point me in the right direction and what can I offe=
r in return?</div><div><br></div><div>Happy Monday!</div><div><br></div>
<div>James</div></div>

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