Why “mentoring” is being discussed
The most recent Hacker News stories and comments contributing to this topic's mentions.
Indeed! I've been mentoring (or so I'd like to think) a very bright undergraduate mathematician, in fact he was the one who pointed out the final irreducible flaw in my proof la…
by jboggan · Oct 7, 2026
Location: Houston, TX Remote: Yes Willing to relocate: Yes Technologies: Python, FastAPI, Django, Node.js, Go, NestJS, Java, Spring Boot, .NET Core, React, Next.js, Angular, Typ…
by davidmryland · Oct 5, 2026
Location: Estonia Remote:Yes Willing to relocate: No Technologies: React.js,Vue.js, Next.js,Nuxt.js ,TypeScript, SCSS, CSS3, Tailwind CSS, Redux, Zustand Part-time/Freelanc…
by mustafadalga · Oct 4, 2026
Tivly | Principal Software Engineer (Java) | | [REMOTE (US) only currently residing in: Alabama, Florida, Georgia, Michigan, Mississippi, Missouri, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Ten…
by careers-tivly · Oct 2, 2026
Location: Africa or REMOTE Remote: yes Willing to relocate: yes, to any location in Africa, where I can get the necessary permission to live and work. Occasional travel is possi…
by codeforafrica · Oct 2, 2026
Interest
Proportion of Hacker News items mentioning "mentoring" over time.
Mentions
Total number of Hacker News items mentioning "mentoring" over time.
Mentorship is the patronage, influence, guidance, or direction given by a mentor. A mentor is someone who teaches or gives help and advice to a less experienced and often younger person. In an organizational setting, a mentor influences the personal and professional growth of a mentee. Most traditional mentorships involve having senior employees mentor more junior employees, but mentors do not necessarily have to be more senior than the people they mentor. What matters is that mentors have experience that others can learn from. Read more on Wikipedia