• What is mkdev

  Mkdev is a place for newbie and experienced programmers to learn from each other, develop professionally and achieve their goals together. The mkdev history dates back to 2014, when a programmer and mentor Kirill Shirinkin ventured to start helping beginners and share his knowledge with them, mostly to maintain his own skills. This decision was partly caused by the fact that early in his career, Kirill, too, was a mentee. This is how the idea of the project where students can search for mentSome readers

• Who is mkdev for?

  Mentorship is good for anybody who wants to learn programming, regardless of the prior knowledge. At all the stages of a programmer work and studies he or she always learns from somebody, this process is continuous. Mentors can share the experience they have now but will be also able to do in the future. But best of all mentorship suits the ones who think that they need somebody to show the right course and motivate them, share their point of view or give some advice. Here are some examples:Some readers

• What does your mentor selection process look like?

  We search for mentors on our own by word-of-mouth, and sometimes our future mentors find us themselves. All mentors are checked thoroughly regardless. We scrutinize their experience and soft skills, talk with their colleagues and ex-students (a lot of our mentors have taught before joining mkdev) to get their professional and pedagogical background. If you think that you’re ready to teach others the things you already know and want to become a mentor, contact us at team@mkdev.me (mailto:team@mFew readers

• Why mentors can be trusted?

  Way back every mkdev mentor was a complete noob at their job. All of them now are programmers and developers with huge expertise and significant knowledge and skills. But they still remember how tough their way was and feel that they’re up to the task of sharing their knowledge with others. Many of our students got a well-paid job in different companies after their studies and we continue receiving positive fFew readers

• Is the feedback real?

  Of course! As you can see, there are not only praises. Having studied at least two weeks with a particular mentor, every mkdev student can leave a review about him or her. Besides that, you can also find many of our ex-students on mkdev social media and talk with them if needed.Few readers

• I’m an experienced programmer, can I become a mentor?

  We always search for new mentors! If you think that you’re ready to teach everything starting from the very basics, help a newbie become a Junior developer, a Junior one a Middle one and even make a contribution to a Senior’ work, drop us a line! I don’t need a mentor and I’m not ready to be a mentor, is there anything I can do for you? Firstly, you can write an article for us. We’re always happy to have a relevantFew readers