A “healthy person” mentor and how long it takes to learn to code: a developer answers questions. Video

We continue our series of interviews with developers in which we talk about training, job search, career growth and relocation. In the fourth interview, developer Roman Beskrovny answers questions from subscribers: is it possible to find a free mentor and how to do it, how long does it take to complete a CodeGym course, and can a low level of English interfere with finding a job. What should a healthy person's mentor look like? I work in a company, there is very little help from a mentor. And help on architecture and solutions, rather than on implementation. Although for me, as a beginner, the first is more important at the initial stage. I don't understand, is it supposed to be like this or is something wrong? Here you need to understand the situation. Programmers are not educators. Only a few have the concept of how to teach correctly. Many have ideas, personal experience and that's it. If a mentor has an interest in cooperation, this, of course, motivates him. If he was asked to help, but he didn’t really want to, then he has an appropriate attitude. Therefore, it is important to understand whether your mentor has an interest in continuing to help. If not, then try to find this interest. For example, I believe that a mentor should simply guide a person in which direction to develop, and not do everything instead of the ward. Practice is yours. Especially if you are already at work. Nobody has to do your job for you. But you can ask how best to do it if you offer him options for implementing the task. If I study every day for 3-4 hours, how long will it take to complete the JavaRash course? If you practice 3-4 hours every weekday, and rest on weekends, then you will spend 5 to 10 months on the course. But it is important to understand: where does training begin in your case? There are people who already had an understanding of what a variable is, logical operations, then it will be faster and easier for him to receive information. Or, for example, a person already has experience in developing in other languages. Other people will need a little more time to master the course, but I think that from 5 to 10 months is enough. I think there is no need to rush. You can learn more about the IT world and development by watching a video with Roman.