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Discussion on: I'm a developer for The Washington Post, ask me anything!

 
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Jessica Bell

I have been SO lucky to have multiple people who have served as mentors - right now I have two amazing senior devs, Andrew Frye and Thomas Lincoln. They are always happy to hep me with ANY issue. One thing I ask of them it to always contextualize the problem they are solving so I can learn to to it myself next time. When I first started out I had an specific mentor - Mitchell Shelton, he was so important to teaching me HOW to be a good mentee - ask direct questions, never lie when you're lost, and never let them 'do it for you'. On top of that my partner is a techie with a CS degree so I get an on demand resource whenever I want (#loveYouBabe). Asking for help, coming with an open mind, and leaving your ego at the door - these things make me a good mentee which I believe helps people want to help me (Plus I'm funny hah)

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Andy Zhao (he/him)

Hah humor helps 🙃

Great points about being a mentee. Oooooh do I have a lot to learn...

Also, having an on demand resource is so damn helpful! That's great that your partner is available and willing.

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Jessica Bell

We're life partners for that and many other reasons :P shout out to my boo!!