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Mentees gain exposure to real-world software development by working closely with active developers in the community
Mentees get introduced to open source development infrastructure, tooling, and culture
Mentees have the hands-on opportunity to do work related to their academic and professional interests and to further the pursuit of those interests
Mentees develop close working relationships with open source professionals and industry business leaders to expand their professional network
Potential Benefits for LFN Projects
- More source code gets written and used for the benefit of all
The mentorship program helps create a pipeline to a diverse, well-educated pool of developers
The mentorship program helps spread the word about LFN projects and its related technologies at academic institutions and increase academia’s interest in the teaching and research of the technologies
The mentorship program helps LFN gain valuable insight into new developer onboarding processes and how to lower the barriers to entry for new developers.
The mentorship program creates positive press for LFN via student testimonials, brand recognition, and peer-to-peer messaging
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