Ask HN: Finding idiomatic code or mentoring
One could recommend finding github repos, but most of them are terrible. Lots of people for C++ recommend, say, the Doom 3 code, but always add "but the style is c-with-classes; which isn't good modern C++ style"; one can just code it, but who knows what you'd be missing.
This isn't just about C++, of course, C++ is an example. One I've been thinking about because it is a language I've used constantly for 20 years, but I'm still not sure what people actually mean when they talk about 'good style'.
For those of you who feel like a 'master-craftsperson' in your language, how did you get there? Did you read code, or did you receive mentoring? Can you imagine a resource that would allow people to move up beyond intermediate level in a language? And how do you avoid the problem with self proclaimed 'experts' who love to teach more than they do learn, and fill the web with bad advice?