Naz Delam

I was working in a position that wasn't fulfilling and diminished my technical skills to a point where I questioned if I could even continue being a software developer. I didn't feel confident coding, understanding bugs, or feeling I could be autonomous. But I decided to take a chance and leave my position and pursue a mentorship full-time. I wanted to learn something current, fulfilling, and enjoyable in order to bring more to the table as a developer to a company and feel well-rounded as a developer myself. So I decided on the JavaScript/React/Node space. I chose Naz because not only were her technical skills impressive but so was the way she looked at mentoring and teaching. When I began my time with Naz, we started from the ground up. I went from a basic understanding of JavaScript to tackling React and Node projects where I could guide myself into learning more when knowledge gaps arose. Naz helped me understand my learning patterns and areas to improve. I even took on new challenges like blogging on Medium or helping others with coding in my spare time. It's honestly amazing this was all within the span of 6-9 months. I feel so much more self-sufficient and was able to overcome a lot of my insecurities as a developer. Because of my time with Naz, I am entering my latest role as a full-stack JavaScript engineer at a startup! This is something I couldn't imagine myself doing prior to this experience and honestly, I encourage any developer that is struggling with direction to take on a mentorship program because not only will you understand more technically, but you will understand more about yourself and your abilities!