Hello, everyone. I'm a 23F. I've just started learning Python. I've absolutely zero background in coding/programming.

I also don't know exactly what I'm going to do with Python, but I'm still learning. Mainly, the thing that encouraged me to learn Python was because I want to learn localization engineering (for games) and advanced prompt engineering, so I thought I'd give Python a shot.

I'd like a mentor (preferably females), because sometimes I get small questions and get stuck with figuring my way around the programs.

Also if you're just starting as I'm, you can dm :)

I don't follow a specific course, but I'm currently watching multiple courses on YouTube, including Bro Code.

Edit: thanks to all the nice people on this subreddit :) and thanks to everyone who contacted me.

29M, I have a CS degree but spent my career in IT ops and integrating hardware instead of programming (Independent Contractor, Unempoyed). My classmates are tech leads and managers living their best lives while I stayed on the tools side, I am tired of the "technician" lane.

I suppose I have ADHD, I easily drift toward high dopamine and need accountability to push toward anything progressive. I would like to genuinely learn programming and have someone to stay accountable with. Anybody up for it?

Timezone: EST (UTC-4) ; Waterloo, Ontario, Canada. Flexible availability.

Stack: Returning to Java and Python. Have prior exposure, rebuilding from fundamentals.

Experience: CS graduate with hands-on IT ops and hardware background. Understand systems and CS concepts well, coding is where I'm starting over.

Goal: Learn programming properly this time, work through real projects, and eventually move toward DevOps and cybersecurity.

Hi everyone, I’m an Australian solo founder building Forge, a personal AI platform focused on persistent knowledge, evidence-based reasoning and keeping the owner in control.

The question behind it is: how can an assistant become more useful over time while keeping its knowledge traceable, its mistakes correctable and consequential changes subject to human approval?

I’m developing it in Python with a modular, service-based architecture. There’s working code covering knowledge storage, retrieval, evidence handling and reasoning, but it’s still under development. My immediate focus is reliability, testing and bringing the pieces into dependable everyday use.

My background is in commercial fishing. I started learning software development through this project 7-8 months ago, initially working on an Android phone with Termux. I use AI coding assistants extensively, and I’m putting serious effort into understanding and verifying the results.

I’d like to connect with someone experienced in software architecture, AI systems or taking an ambitious prototype towards a maintainable product. An occasional conversation would be valuable—someone who can challenge my assumptions, spot unnecessary complexity and help me judge what deserves attention next.

I’m looking for perspective and honest criticism, rather than someone to build it for me. I can bring focused questions, diagrams and small, sanitised examples without sharing the private codebase.

If that sounds interesting, I’d be very appreciative of a comment or message. Recommendations for communities where this kind of mentoring happens would also be welcome.

My timezone is Melbourne Australia but due to forge being my main focus and suffering from insomnia I'm available virtually 24/7.

CS student eager to learn and develop, looking for any projects I can contribute to

Intro

I am a 2nd year bsc computer science student

Programming Languages: C,C++,core Java and Python.

Experienced programming languages tutor with 8 months of experience.

Good at communication, team management and a fast learner

Open to contribute in projects for free..the only goal is to learn new things

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So if you're from India and have been coding for a while now and are capable of doing open source, web dev, app dev (even at a beginner level)

Would you like to have a part time income? Lien if you could teach me for a few hours per week?

I was able to do it on my own for a long time but then i hit my worst depression and didn't touch it for almost a year now and i want to get back so I'm thinking maybe i need some extra help. I kinda forgot everything.

Timezone IST

Hi everyone,

I'm looking for someone who'd be willing to mentor or guide me with coding.

I understand the basics like variables, loops, functions, arrays, and simple problem-solving, but I often get stuck when it comes to building logic for coding questions. I want to improve my problem-solving skills and become a better programmer.

I'm willing to put in the work, practice consistently, and learn from feedback. Even if you can spare just a little time each week to review my approach or point me in the right direction, I'd really appreciate it.

My main focus is Java at the moment, but I'm open to learning general problem-solving techniques that apply to programming as a whole.

If you're interested in helping or have any advice on how to improve, please feel free to comment or send me a message.

Thank you!

I kind of know the basics it’s not much but it is something and I can learn relatively quickly , also want to be able to make websites where you can book a date and time that a client can reach to automate their system more

Hey everyone! I’m Maddy - 30 yo male out of U.S. - I’ve been teaching myself programming for about three years now, through online courses and building stuff on my own. I know 0 programmers in real life!! So I’m finally putting myself out there to find people to learn and vibe with and also hopefully get some guidance from someone who’s been in the field for a while.

I’m mainly focused on backend Python development right now. For the last few months I’ve been learning FastAPI and SQLModel and I’m starting to get into async(used it slightly for scraping before), authentication and more backend systems logic. I’ve done web scraping with BeautifulSoup, Playwright and Selenium. I’ve also worked with pandas for data cleaning, built a local file search engine, done some automation and troubleshooted both Linux and Windows. I’ve used virtual machines, virtual environments and I know the basics of Flask, Django, Tkinter and know basic HTML and CSS. I also have a pretty good understanding of OOP.

I’m looking for two things:

• A mentor - someone with real experience who can help me level up, answer questions, point me in the right direction and help me move towards a career in backend development.
• Programming buddies / collab partners - people around my level or more experienced who want to build small projects together, share ideas, learn new concepts and frameworks and just have someone to talk code with. I’m tired of learning in a bubble.

If you’re down to mentor, collab, or even just chat. I’d genuinely appreciate it! I’m super dedicated, always learning and I’m trying to connect and grow with fellow programmers. Feel free to reach out or ask me anything!

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Hi everyone!

I’m a college student and I’m currently trying to learn Python seriously. I have some basic exposure, but I want to build my fundamentals properly instead of just following tutorials and copying code.

I’m looking for someone who is experienced with Python and would be willing to guide me while I learn.

What I’m looking for:

- Someone who can explain concepts when I’m stuck

- Give me problems/exercises and let me figure them out myself

- Review my code and tell me what I’m doing wrong

- Help me develop problem solving skills

- Gradually guide me towards projects

- Ideally, someone who can check in with me regularly so I stay consistent

I’m not looking for someone to do my assignments/projects for me. I genuinely want to become independent and understand what I’m doing.

My long-term interest is Bioinformatics, Data Science, ML, so I want to eventually use Python in those areas.

I’m based in IST (UTC+5:30), but I’m open to connecting with people from other time zones too.

If you’re an experienced Python developer, mentor, or even someone who is learning at a higher level and enjoys helping beginners, please DM me.

I’m willing to put in the effort. I just want the right guidance and learning direction. :)

24F, I'm a backend dev (Go/Python) picking up C++ for systems programming and low-level stuff.

\* Looking for someone who's comfortable with C++ and very very patient, I will ask dumb questions and I need someone who won't judge that.

\* Available mornings (before 10:30 AM IST) and evenings (after 7 PM IST) since I work during the day.

\* Happy to do calls or chat, whatever works.

Bonus if you're also prepping for competitive exams or DSA since there's overlap

\* Mentioning this again since it's in the title- I'm comfortable learning with girls only

Hello!

I’m a recent Computer Science graduate, where I specialised in game development, looking for some guidance from someone with professional software development experience.

My background is mainly in game development, like I mentioned, with experience in C++, C#, Unity, and OpenGL. I’m currently developing my own game engine in C++.

My experience outside of game dev is with Java, .NET, and databases, and android studio.

Lately, I’ve been feeling a bit lost trying to break into the industry. I’m motivated to keep learning and improving, but I’m struggling to figure out whether I’m focusing on the right things or taking the right steps to actually improve my chances of finding work.

I’m not just looking for work in game dev. I’m looking for all kinds of work related to software engineering.

I’d really appreciate some guidance from someone who’s been in the industry for a while, whether that’s feedback on my projects and CV, advice on what skills to prioritise, or just some perspective on how to approach the job search.

Timezone: CET/CEST

Thanks for reading!

I have a basic knowledge of C++ want to master it and deep dive with HFT related core topics .. currently I am living near Bellandur social / new horizon collage bus stop.. if anyone from hft background can help me I only get free on the Saturday 8pm to sunday 10pm .. can meet and sit with learning and topic discussions on weekends

We’re Sententia — a team of 2nd-year students that somehow made it to the SIH 2026 Nationals.
Our problem statement is SIH26093: building a first-point-of-contact psychological state assessment system for victims/complainants of atrocities.
The idea is ambitious.
We’re working on a system that can analyse text, voice and potentially video to identify psychological indicators and help prioritise cases for appropriate intervention.
We’ve spent a ridiculous amount of time researching the problem, breaking it apart, arguing over architecture, building prototypes, throwing ideas away, and rebuilding them.
But here’s the thing:
We know what we don’t know.
And that’s exactly why we’re looking for 1–2 technical mentors.
Not someone to build the project for us.
We want someone who can look at our architecture and say:
“This won’t work.”
And then tell us why.
Someone who can challenge our assumptions.
Someone who can look at our ML pipeline and ask how we’re actually going to validate it.
Someone who understands AI/ML, NLP, speech analysis, multimodal AI, affective computing, system architecture, or adjacent fields.
Someone who isn’t afraid to tell a bunch of ambitious students that their “revolutionary” idea is actually bullshit. 😂
Because that’s the kind of mentor we want.
We’re fast.
We’re obsessive.
We ask too many questions.
We change our minds when the evidence tells us we’re wrong.
And we’re trying to build something that is technically defensible, not just impressive on a PPT.
If you have the expertise and a few sessions to spare, we’d genuinely love to have you on this journey with us.
And if Sententia makes it to the Grand Finale, you won’t just be a mentor watching from the sidelines.
You come with us.
If this sounds interesting, DM me.
Let’s see what we can build.
— Sententia

I want to learn a full stack to be able to build projects from zero to production. Currently considering Vue for frontend, Go for backend, RN for mobile, and pickup Devops as needed. There’s an a plethora of resources to learn from, I will have many questions and at times will even appreciate some examples of code and an explanation that would fit my learning/comprehension on the topic.

I am looking for a mentor who is preferably currently employed as a java developer and can guide me on how to become a spring boot developer as I can't seem to find a reliable source on internet. I have completed core java and don't how to proceed further?
any help will be appreciated!
if any one is looking to tag along as a study partner that also works with me.

I work on a Gameproject for my Bachelor and am struggeling heavily. My expertise lies in idea development, not programming...i tried getting some blocking done in unreal today and nearly burst into tears from frustration.

All i need is somebody who knows what they are doing to guide me. I don't speak the maschine language well. And before anyone says "just use AI", i want to actually learn how to do this, so i'm going the "old fashioned" way.

I'm a beginner in every way

My timezone is GMT+2

I plan to code visually in unreal (which would be c++ if written out)

And the project is a vehicle focused, retro game

Me& my teammates searching for mentorship/real test environment for our graduation project

Project Name: TOKENICIANS Project Overview: An intelligent middleware designed to make AI-assisted software development more efficient by reducing unnecessary token consumption and avoiding unnecessary reliance on high-cost cloud LLM inference.

The system optimizes the context provided to coding agents by reducing redundant prompt information and selecting the relevant portions of source code and repository context. It then intelligently allocates coding tasks between locally available language models and cloud-based LLM APIs according to the expected ability of each model to successfully complete the task.

For complex software engineering tasks, TOKENICIANS can use a capable local model to generate a detailed execution plan represented as a Directed Acyclic Graph (DAG). Individual subtasks are then evaluated and routed independently, allowing simpler subtasks to be handled locally while more demanding subtasks are delegated to a cloud model. Independent subtasks can also be executed in parallel when their dependencies allow.

Due to the new TypeSafe JEV model, we can consider JEV as a tool within our project.

Where are we: We have reached the POC stage and finished our research, focusing on creating a research paper and its implementation.

If u can help DM me

Heyy im an final year mechanical Engineering Student, i gotta learn python as placements are going on if someone who is experienced in python and can teach me python and other libraries like numpy,pandas and more would be much appreciated.Thanks in Advance Please reach out to me.

I’m 32, based near Chicago in the Central Time Zone, and serious about becoming a professional developer. I’m looking for an experienced mentor as well as one or two committed programming buddies.
I completed a bachelor’s degree in computer science, but I graduated without developing the practical programming ability my degree might suggest. My knowledge is rusty and uneven, and I have gaps in some important fundamentals. I take responsibility for that, and I’m committed to rebuilding my skills properly without shortcuts.
I currently work full-time in CNC production and automation support. My job involves troubleshooting machinery, editing CNC programs, supporting operators, working with industrial robots, and solving production problems. I believe that experience could eventually help me specialize in automation, manufacturing software, backend systems, or practical developer tools.
My primary focus will be Python because I want to strengthen my fundamentals while building useful, complete projects. I have previous academic exposure to C++, Java, Python, and JavaScript, but I don’t claim professional competency in any of them yet. I would also like to maintain some C++ practice and may specialize in it after building a stronger foundation.
My goals are to:
Rebuild my programming fundamentals
Learn how professional developers approach problems
Write readable, maintainable, and testable code
Improve at debugging and using Git
Build and finish credible portfolio projects
Learn how to collaborate with other developers
Become qualified for an entry-level development position
One project I’m interested in building is a digital setup system for CNC manufacturing. It could organize customers, parts, machining runs, tooling information, offsets, setup instructions, robot configurations, photographs, notes, and program files. I’m also open to starting with smaller projects if that would be more appropriate for my current level.
From a mentor, I’m hoping for someone with professional software-development experience who would be willing to meet approximately once a week or every other week. I would value help creating a realistic learning plan, selecting worthwhile projects, reviewing my code, identifying weaknesses, and telling me directly when my approach is wrong. Occasional questions between meetings would be helpful, but I understand that a mentor has work and personal responsibilities.
From programming buddies, I’m looking for regular accountability, shared study or coding sessions, project collaboration, and people who consistently show up and follow through. I would prefer working with a small number of committed people who genuinely want to build and finish projects.
A little about me:
Time zone: Central Time, UTC-5 during daylight saving time
Current level: Rusty beginner with previous academic exposure
Primary language: Python
Secondary interest: C++
Availability: Weekday evenings and weekends
Current work: CNC production and automation support
Interests: Backend development, automation, manufacturing software, developer tools, and systems programming
Long-term goal: Become a competent professional developer
I’m not looking for someone to do the work for me, give me answers, or hand me a job. I will handle the studying, coding, debugging, and documentation. I’m also willing to contribute to a mentor’s or group’s projects where I can be genuinely useful, such as testing, documentation, issue reproduction, research, or beginner-appropriate development work.
For mentorship, I think beginning with a four-week trial and a small project or learning plan would make sense. That would give both of us a chance to see whether our schedules, personalities, and expectations are compatible.
I value patience and empathy, but I also want honest criticism and accountability. I know this will require sustained work, and I’m prepared to put that work in.
If you’re interested, please comment or send me a Reddit message with a little about your experience, interests, time zone, availability, and whether you’re interested in mentoring, studying together, or collaborating on a project.

4yoe preparing and learning stuff to switch company, currently an SDE2 and is looking for a technical mentor who can help me in learning and growing and eventually help me in switching company. IST timings.

Basically looking to grow as a solid senior full stack dev all rounding multiple domains and mastering to focus on backend and cloud. Current status - im weak in databases and devops as of now. Average in BE and cloud and good in FE. And ongoing learning on AI.

If anyone could be a mentor and teach me stuff. And willing to grow together. Feel free to DM me and lets be humble and kind to each other. TIA!! Good night, will reply in the morning!!

hello im a 18f from india, im looking for a mentor who can guide me how to learn web3. i dont know anything about web3 i feel lost. can anyone help me out please

Hey I'm from Pakistan specifically needs a mentor that can guide me about data science and ML using python and can also speak English or Urdu. Also can be available and the weekends.

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hello everyone! I'm a full stack dev mostly working with react - svelte - python - node

I worked for 2 years at a start up as a frontend end dev and some experience before that as full stack.

last year I went through a physical injury and really lost my momentum, I'm now technically disabled and it's been hard to work and find steady work because I have to take time to manage my pain.

if anyone could be of help please let me know.

Hello, I am a college student 18M . I wanna crack gsoc 2027 , and I am starting my preparation from now.

if you are someone who already cracked gsoc before , then please guide me from the stuffs

and you can share tips too.

hello everyone! I'm a full stack dev mostly working with react - svelte - python - node

I worked for 2 years at a start up as a frontend end dev and some experience before that as full stack.

last year I went through a physical injury and really lost my momentum, I'm now technically disabled and it's been hard to work and find steady work because I have to take time to manage my pain.

if anyone could be of help please let me know.