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Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:33PM (#16320023)
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.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @04:31PM (#16319999)
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.

Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @01:41PM (#16318342)
We'd love to have you. Please hit me up at askadevorg at gmail.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @01:07PM (#16318064)
Austin is prime time. Please drop a line to askadevorg at gmail.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @01:06PM (#16318062)
Thanks very much, we'll take you up on it. Please reach out to askadevorg at gmail.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @01:05PM (#16318049)
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.

Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:53PM (#16317963)
We don't have plans to archive, no. Our focus is on the relationships; StackOverflow does well with uncovering repeating questions.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:48PM (#16317919)
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.
Re:Show HN: Ask a Dev on Tuesday February 06, 2018 @12:38PM (#16317841)
Great catch. The site was quickly hacked together this weekend and I should've just localized the assets. I'll fix that up.