# Find the right mentor

DevFeed: [Find the right mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/find-the-right-mentor-39672.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://www.gauravsarma.com/random/2025-07-03_find-the-right-mentor>)

Published: 2025-07-03T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Gaurav Sarma's Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/gaurav-sarma-s-blog.md>)

Topics: [Code](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/code.md>), [Python](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/python.md>), [C](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/c.md>)

Tags: [c](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/c.md>), [career](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/career.md>), [experience](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/experience.md>), [hashmap](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hashmap.md>), [internals](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/internals.md>), [mentor](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/mentor.md>), [python](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/python.md>), [startup](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/startup.md>)

## AI overview

A personal account of learning from an experienced system programmer who challenged the author to understand Python data structures and their implementation details. The article recommends finding mentors who encourage deep technical understanding.

## Source excerpt

Original Tweet - https://x. com/sarmag77/status/1952147743935521188 Something similar happened to me when I was working at a startup right out of college...