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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.
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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.
Topics:
- 00:00:00 -- Introduction
- 00:02:25 -- How did you get involved in open source?
- 00:05:22 -- What is Djangonaut Space?
- 00:09:30 -- Django Commons and filling the void of JazzBand ending
- 00:11:12 -- Where did you start mentoring?
- 00:13:26 -- Mentoring in a workplace
- 00:16:35 -- Starting to mentor as a business
- 00:18:21 -- What skills do you need to be a mentor?
- 00:23:18 -- What skills should a mentee bring?
- 00:25:53 -- What gaps can mentoring help fill?
- 00:30:55 -- Hesitation in asking for help
- 00:33:12 -- Spotlight: Mentor AI
- 00:34:57 -- Finding where people need help & blogging
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2026/11/13
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