Different types of mentoring

There are many types of mentoring, from sporadic advice and Q&A sessions to a more hands-on, daily approach. But they all center around the mentor being part of the mentee experience, be it by listening and understanding the situation and provoking thought and mentality changes, providing advice and guidance, helping with course correction, or helping with avoidance and recovery from mistakes.

In mentoring, we learn from each other. Whether it is peer to peer, pair programming, community activities, or formal mentoring, we learn by working together. Mentoring gives us access to people that have more knowledge or experience and can give us the information, training, and skills that we need to succeed.

Making the decision to work with a mentor gives you a chance to create relationships with other developers that can help you or may need your help. Mentoring builds friendships, connections, and communities. Mentoring is also the best way to transfer...