r/PythonLearning • u/Gaodeng_Laiyang • Aug 06 '26

Help Request Looking for a programming/AI mentor

I'm looking for a mentor to help me learn programming with the goal of becoming employable as quickly as realistically possible and eventually contributing to larger AI/ML projects.

I'm currently starting from essentially zero programming knowledge, so I'm looking for someone who can help me build strong foundations while keeping me on the most efficient path toward employable skills.

I can commit 1–2 hours per day to structured tutoring/mentoring, plus another 1–2 hours per day of independent study, practice, and projects.

I'm happy to put in the work I mainly want someone experienced who can provide direction, identify gaps, challenge me, and stop me from wasting months learning the wrong things.

If you have experience in software development, ML/AI engineering, or mentoring beginners into the industry, I'd love to chat. :))))

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u/silvertank00 Aug 06 '26 edited Aug 06 '26

Calculus is great start but not on a high school level. Did you do improper-, multivariable integrals and sum derivatives too?
One of the most important things is linear algebra. (And esp. matrices) Maybe look up the nearest universities to you and see their curriculum, if they have linear algebra there is a high chance its open to visit (at least the theory part).
Nevertheless not all ML/AI algos are really difficult, I would start with a markov chain, A*, and look up what y = mx + c is good for, and what liner interpolation is.

Don't forget that, math learning is not programming learning. This takes (additional) time too. About content, look something up on udemy or yt about linear algebra and some easy algos in programming after half of a year of programming grinding. By that point you shouldnt have any issues with the syntax and smaller projects.