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tshedor

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tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
We've gotten a number of requests for mentors in NYC (and Boston) but no mentors yet. Please holler at us if you're on the east coast.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
Our goal is explicitly not to communicate via the Internet. Sure we'll promote online and use a Slack group to organize our mentors, but we're not taking on SO or IRC or Slack.

There's something to be said about coworking spaces and working remote from a cafe. We crave the company of other people.

tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
We'd love to have you. Please hit me up at askadevorg at gmail.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
Austin is prime time. Please drop a line to askadevorg at gmail.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
Thanks very much, we'll take you up on it. Please reach out to askadevorg at gmail.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
Valid points, absolutely.

IRC and Freenode are great...if you're already in tech. About every third freelance client I speak with needs help with simple stuff - understanding how to get a host. Understanding how to point DNS to a service like Squarespace. They don't have that one tech friend to help them or know where to ask for help, despite the constant and saturated availability of chat rooms/forums.

So while we'll provide dev-to-dev mentoring, I really hope we reach this audience too.

tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
We don't have plans to archive, no. Our focus is on the relationships; StackOverflow does well with uncovering repeating questions.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
If you're interested, please drop us a line at askadevorg at gmail . We're starting in public spaces for the time being (i.e. coffee shops), so no space no problem.
tshedor··on Show HN: Ask a Dev
Great catch. The site was quickly hacked together this weekend and I should've just localized the assets. I'll fix that up.