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ab_thomas

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    Comment #8462043

    Exactly - well said.

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    Comment #8460116

    It's free. Learning should be free so we're counting on people offering their time.

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    Comment #8460106

    We're well into 5 figures of unique visitors.

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    Comment #8460081

    We're not trying to be SO. There no "documenting" feature in our roadmap, I should have said that.

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    Comment #8460068

    Yep, we need to explain it more. No money's involved, we're not keen on reputation like SO. What would be worth helping for?

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    Comment #8460048

    It's been proven that spending more than 45mins searching for a solution damages learning. That what developer bootcamps are based on. (I'll see if I can dig out research on it).

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    Comment #8459998

    It can be a useful resource but not for new coders.

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    Comment #8459929

    It's on our list : )

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    Comment #8459834

    That comes from months of research including customer discovery interviews. It's a fact that over 90% of new coders waste hours on Stackoverflow searching for answers.

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    Comment #8459805

    The 1st step is to match people up. Documentation can come later.

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    Comment #8459780

    Thanks for your feedback. At this point mentors will have to manage their own time.

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    Comment #8459728

    They're good ideas there's several sites out there that cater for them. We don't want to charge. What's been built is from many customer segment interviews. We'll be improving on i…

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    Comment #8459699

    Yep, we need to explain it more. What do you mean "explicit support for the Hacker School Social Rule"?

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    Comment #8459684

    Thanks. We'll take a look at the class and SSL is on our list!

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    Comment #8459677

    We're a match making service and that's it - profiles and messaging like Linkedin I guess. It's up to users how they connect with each whether it's through PM, voice, video etc.

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    Comment #8459667

    That's great! Please do add any tags you want. Maybe we should change languages to skills - What do think?

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    Comment #8459650

    We don't want to exclude those who can't afford it or those who have no access to payment.

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    Comment #8459636

    I completely understand why you'd think that but we're not trying to be AirPair. We're a match making service and that's it. It's up to users how they connect with each whether it'…

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    Comment #8458555

    Thanks. It will attract those who spend time over genuine answers and not those gameing the SO system for points. Power users win a mustache delivered by a founder :).

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    Comment #8458342

    The focus of this version is on coders finding mentors and pairing partners. The USP isn't nailed down but we'll make this clearer on the landing page.

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    Comment #8458277

    From many interviews with potential users and beta users we know Student Users need lots of ways to connect with help. Of course, we're in the early stages so the USP isn't nailed …

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    Comment #8458214

    It's a private messaging platform. You contact a developer or another student if you like and decide between the two of you how you facilitate a session.

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    Comment #8458207

    I couldn't make the link clickable. I tried yesterday, waited 24 hrs and still the same issue. Thanks for this.

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