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title: 'Seeking mentoring from another developer? Thanks to Portland’s collaborative culture you can ask-a-dev'
date: '2018-02-07T13:07:25-08:00'
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categories:
  - mentors
  - Oregon
  - Portland
tags:
  - ask-a-dev
  - collaborative
  - Developer
  - mentor
  - Portland
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# Seeking mentoring from another developer? Thanks to Portland’s collaborative culture you can ask-a-dev

There are any number of things I love about Portland and its collaborative culture. But the one thing that impresses me, time and time again, is the prevalent willingness to mentor one another. To take a few minutes out of your day to help someone else reason through a problem. To share what you believe to be common sense ([even though it’s not](https://medium.com/@turoczy/common-sense-is-not-common-7b49c5035e2a)). And to help others grow into roles—and give back, in turn.

So it came as little surprise when a new mentoring opportunity popped up on my radar and it was from Portland. Meet [ask-a-dev](https://askadev.org/ "ask-a-dev").

> While you can Google your way out of any problem, pairing with someone just feels better. Not all of us are fortunate enough to claim a CS degree or enjoy the guidance of a senior. We want to be the mentor we never had.

Sound like something you’d be interested in? There are already a number of opportunities in Portland. And they’re already expanding to Austin, Bali, Seattle, and Tampa Bay. Not in any of those places? Well, you can [start a chapter in your city](https://askadev.org/#can-i-join).

For more information, simply [ask-a-dev](https://askadev.org/ "ask-a-dev").

*(Hat tip to [@adamd](https://twitter.com/adamd "Adam Duvander on Twitter"))*