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Have you got funnel metrics on how many people get turned away at the signup screen? I feel that the site doesn't hit the threshold where I feel the need to sign up for this by the point where you're asking for my details.
Can someone provide details on pricing?
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I'm sure that a lot of people spend a lot of time reading through Stackoverflow's answers. Not sure you're taking the parent comment to heart when you classify that time as wasted. Stackoverflow might not be the optimal solution for finding answers but it certainly adds enough value to the community that they deserves some respect for their approach.
It can be a useful resource but not for new coders.
Maybe this is natural to answering such questions on forums or maybe it's the results of everyone fighting for points and upvotes. My money is on the latter.
Point is there is MUCH greater value in talking directly to an expert so long as you can get in touch with one which is a tough nut to crack.
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It can be a useful resource but not for new coders.
This. The SO community is not very open to newbies and it's very difficult to get a well thought out answer that teaches the issue. Someone asks a simple question and you get a link to a Google search or some sample code that couldn't possibly make sense to the person asking. Maybe this is natural to answering such questions on forums or maybe it's the results of everyone fighting for points and upvotes. My money is…
I don't think a one-to-one chat with an experienced developer is a better solution for noobs, quite the contrary. But time will tell, maybe the guys who sign-up to coach on askadev will never get tired to explain the difference between an integer and a float type over and over and over again.
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that's the problem. later never happens. with SO the conversation becomes the documentation.
We're not trying to be SO. There no "documenting" feature in our roadmap, I should have said that.
how is this better then SO?
at least http://www.airpair.com/ puts up their videos for free (https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCX6ZQp3RdEU_9kFNrRB-rIQ) for all to see. You might want to consider that
I'm not a professional developer, I often have design-related questions (e.g. what's the best approach to create an app which supports modules - as in code that changed models/views/controllers - a-la wordpress using Sinatra or Rails?).
Can this website help me connect with more experienced developers? Is it only for professionals?
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This. The SO community is not very open to newbies and it's very difficult to get a well thought out answer that teaches the issue. Someone asks a simple question and you get a link to a Google search or some sample code that couldn't possibly make sense to the person asking. Maybe this is natural to answering such questions on forums or maybe it's the results of everyone fighting for points and upvotes. My money is…
That is because 99% of newbie questions are already answered... and when someone just asks the same "what is a pointer in C" question, without even taking time to search if it's already been answered, it pisses off the community and they get negative feedback as a result. I don't think a one-to-one chat with an experienced developer is a better solution for noobs, quite the contrary. But time will tell, maybe the guy…
99%? Not even close. A large majority of unanswered/downvoted questions are HARD questions that people can't answer themselves and opt instead to simply post the first link they found after copying/pasting the question into Google.
Often times when answers aren't accepted because they suck and the poster asks further questions or says they're looking for something more that leads to more downvotes because that's what pisses of the community. Being told they aren't good teachers.
Most people answering questions on Stack Overflow are average students who just want the points by again, posting what they find on Google (which RARELY answers the question) or posting a link to a library without explaining a thing which is also massively unhelpful.
Teachers are what's needed. Not brats on forums.
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That is because 99% of newbie questions are already answered... and when someone just asks the same "what is a pointer in C" question, without even taking time to search if it's already been answered, it pisses off the community and they get negative feedback as a result. I don't think a one-to-one chat with an experienced developer is a better solution for noobs, quite the contrary. But time will tell, maybe the guy…
This is something an intermediate who shouldn't really be answering questions would say. 99%? Not even close. A large majority of unanswered/downvoted questions are HARD questions that people can't answer themselves and opt instead to simply post the first link they found after copying/pasting the question into Google. Often times when answers aren't accepted because they suck and the poster asks further questions or…
Sure, it's nice to give time, but giving time privately for only one person to see seems less interesting than answering stuff on SO (or similar dev focused sites) where everyone benefits, not just one person.