[Akash Rastogi]

My point was to actually have David feel less guilty and also let his mentor know that not everyone on here judged anything about team 589. I hope that others on here feel the same way. Part of your mentor's disappointment may have sprouted from a concern that other teams and mentors might think less of 589 or something along those lines. Please let him know that this is not so and that he should not be worried about the team image or anything like that.

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David, don't worry too much about building up your relationship with your mentor again. It seems that he really cared about what you did, which sounds like he is a pretty caring individual. And by the way it sounds like from your post, the fact that you feel guilty about him being disappointed, the students on your team are very fond of him, meaning he is a great mentor. Great mentors don't hold grudges, and are usually the bigger people about things. He'll gain back respect for your programming abilities as long as you work hard as always. I wouldn't be too worried about that.