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   by xdg 5y ago

   Thank you! I just checked and it does not ignore markdown prefixed words. Also, I found that `:syn off` gets vim to spell check within markdown formatting.
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   by xdg 5y ago

   > for me I see coach as a person that can help me discover the why and the mentor is someone that can help me discover the how That's not how I see it, but you expressed that really clearly. If that distinction works for you, then t
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   by xdg 5y ago

   I've also worked in consulting in a past career, and I've had a hired coach, and the line you quote with words like "partnering" I would describe as part of marketing the product. They're not exactly going to say &
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   by xdg 5y ago

   Thanks! Fixed. We're all human. :-) And now I've discovered that vim spell check skips words with leading markdown symbols like `*randical`. I'll have to dig into that more. Update: pasting the web page to Google Docs found
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   by xdg 5y ago

   Maybe this is a useful way to think about it: I'd argue that doing code review for everyone on a team doesn't mean I'm a mentor to everyone on the team. I'm doing a task that is part of my job -- to coach the team on co
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   by xdg 5y ago

   The terms are used so interchangeably by people that I'm not surprised you might disagree. I looked at a bunch of definitions and tried to distill a useful distinction. Given that people hire coaches, but usually not mentors, the dist
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   Have the Appropriate Amount of Fun, with Larry Wall [audio](rebuild.fm)

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