Always be Mentoring
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A Verizon apprenticeship called Project Athena brings people with no programming experience into paid roles that the program claims are paid a living wage and that push apprentices to build and run their systems on day one, with production work happening inside two weeks. Outcomes include hires who improved accessibility, automated toil, and fixed documentation. The program relies on a CI/CD platform with automated tests and security checks, frequent retrospectives, mob and pair programming, and mentors from unexpected places.
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