Rust mentorship status quo

• Mentored Issues
• Awesome Mentor List
• Discord/Zulip

Rust mentorship shiny now: Cohorts

Now better tasting with cohorts

• For the mentee there are three elements that make the outcome worth the risk
  • safety in numbers
  • easy community introductions
  • learning and proof of accomplishment

• It's the same effect that everyone enjoys in the ctcft Social Hours
  • These tools and techniques lend themselves to creating learning experiences that also achieve a purpose for the Rust org
  • Well functioning cohorts tend to work well together on other tasks/projects

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Mentorship with Cohorts

• Writing sessions ala wg async foundation
• Mentored Projects - octopodi*

Wish Level

• Mentored Sprints
• NARUWRIMO

Mentored Sprints Pilot (early November 2021)

Compiler Bug Bashers Cohort

1. Prerecord video on the rustc specific git flow and/or build system. Add any others that are critical to making new contributors ready.
   • The last message in the tutorial contains instructions for submitting a comment PR indicating that they completed the tutorial making them eligible for the live workshop.

Compiler Bug Bashers Cohort

2. Stream the worshop video on debugging tools, mid-level leads monitor and respond to questions in whatever chat app.
   • The last message in the workshop provides instructions on some number of bugs or types of bugs or whatever you think demonstrates capability needed and where/how to get support help etc.

Compiler Bug Bashers Cohort

3. Those meeting the criteria - number of bugs squashed or ? - are invited to a Mentored Sprint where compiler team members will pair-program with a lead or expert through the process of working on a bug.
   • The Sprint would be streamed so that those not qualifying could watch and learn.

Compiler Bug Bashers Cohort

4. Could serve as a qualifying gate to participation in Compiler Team Sprints.

RUSTC Dev Guide Pilot

NARUWRIMO

• Gather a cohort
• Choose a chapter of the rustc dev guide
• An expert does a prerecorded explainer video
• A mid-level "cohort lead" is the single point of contact to the expert and lead all weekly work sessions
• Between work sessions communication on private Discord channels - screen sharing & audio

NARUWRIMO

• Students research, dig and experiment with code to understand rustc.
• Writing begins.
• Cohort lead and students meet for weekly work sessions
• Expert and Editor holds zoom review to deliver correction and guidance monthly
• Students and cohort lead create PR for chapter of rustc developer guide.

Next steps

Next steps - Mentored Sprints

• Recruit organizers to handle coordination and communications
• Recruit wgs to participate in Mentored Sprints. We could move forward with just the compiler team, but that seems a wasted opportunity.
• Recruit generalist mentors
• Target date following the release of edition 2021
• Engage with Mentored Sprints for help with planning and event delivery

Next steps - NARUWRIMO

• Niko has volunteered as the expert
• Recruit an editor/a tech writer
• Recruit mid-level compiler cohort lead mentor

Next steps - Early Discussions

• Ernest Kissiedu will present Mentored Sprints to Rust Cryptography Interest Group
• GLORUWRICLU - Other books (e.g., The Async Book)

Rust Cohort Mentorship Wish

• Getting to know you style cohort bonding
• Easier future collaboration
• Continuous contribution to the Rust org

RuCoShipWishGTKY