Thread by @_rchase_

I've been a hobbyist programmer for 5 years and now I'm trying to transition to become more of a professional.

That means I have to learn how to work with a team of developers instead of solo, use OOP (properly), lint, and unit test. All things I've never done before.

I met with @nzupan today about it. He's a mentor at @earnestcapital and a very skilled #Python developer.

He looked at my code, told me I'm on the right track with my classes and structure, recommended how I can add linting to it, and suggested a few books to read.

We're going to meet again in a few weeks once I've got linting down and talk more about unit testing, and how to work as part of a team in git.

Just the short meeting we had today, getting some confirmation that I was going in the right direction and some ways I can improve going forward, was super helpful!

I wish I had reached out sooner, not sure why I didn't, but I think I felt a bit embarrassed about my code.

I didn't want to waste anyone's time. I didn't know if I could even put my questions into words.

But it turns out it wasn't a big deal and I should have done it sooner!

Thanks @nzupan!