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#95of 2,155 in 2018
Top 5%of 2018 by points
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23 positive, 8 neutral or asking, 1 mixed, 4 critical, out of 36 comments about the project. Thread score +0.48.
Idea: 18 for, 3 againstDesign: 3 for, 0 againstDocs: 1 for, 0 againstPrivacy: 0 for, 1 against
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Good idea for mentorship and in-person community
From 3 comments
A nice idea, would have loved to have a mentor while I was coding my first Javascript mudball. Only problem I can see is clearly the human factor eg. there can be only one mentor…
tekkk on HNNice work. Just a note to say I’d go twice a month if there were events in Los Angeles! I run a small tech-centric nonprofit and could definitely use this kind of help exactly.
ForrestN on HNThis is fantastic. We need more mentorship in software development. If there's interest, I'd like to start a north/east bay meetup (maybe Berkeley would be a convenient meeting…
goodoldboys on HN
Requests for local chapters in many cities
From 5 comments
I think this would also be great in NYC as well. And if it's registered as a true 501c3 charity, there are plenty of resources in the city to get grants and community center…
jermaustin1 on HNWould be good if people did this for Toronto :) I'd be there constantly
forkLding on HNI'd love to do something like this in Melbourne, Australia.
daurnimator on HNWould absolutely love to do this in Austin. :)
badrequest on HNIs there any equivalent on the east coast? I may want to join such an event if it does exist here.
btomstrem on HN
Objections
Face-to-face help doesn't scale well with many seekers
From 1 comment
I had been to some NY local meetup like this before. That didn't work out well. AFAIR, probably two or three devs would be there to help answering questions like "how do you do…
yeukhon on HN
IRC and Slack already do this
From 2 comments
I think IRC does half or more of this. Usually there are channels for specific things with a lot of varied experience and expertise. For instance in the #xml channel on Freenode,…
cpt1138 on HNIf you want to help someone, just hang out on IRC and look for people asking questions.
fiatjaf on HN
Requests
Start chapters in more cities
From 5 comments
I think this would also be great in NYC as well. And if it's registered as a true 501c3 charity, there are plenty of resources in the city to get grants and community center…
jermaustin1 on HNWould be good if people did this for Toronto :) I'd be there constantly
forkLding on HNI'd love to do something like this in Melbourne, Australia.
daurnimator on HNWould absolutely love to do this in Austin. :)
badrequest on HNIs there any equivalent on the east coast? I may want to join such an event if it does exist here.
btomstrem on HN
Archive office hours to avoid repeat questions
From 1 comment
Will office hours be archived to prevent repeating questions?
welder on HN
Questions
Will office hours be archived?
From 1 comment
Will office hours be archived to prevent repeating questions?
welder on HN
Is there an east coast equivalent?
From 1 comment
Is there any equivalent on the east coast? I may want to join such an event if it does exist here.
btomstrem on HN
Alternatives named
IRC and Freenode
From 1 comment
I think IRC does half or more of this. Usually there are channels for specific things with a lot of varied experience and expertise. For instance in the #xml channel on Freenode,…
cpt1138 on HN
Codeselfstudy meetups
From 1 comment
https://codeselfstudy.com/ is a similar concept of a broader scope. The group meets twice a week, and draws a nice mix in backgrounds. Attendance numbers are usually in…
bdjewkes on HN
Hacker Hours meetup
From 1 comment
This reminds me of a strong meetup in (at least) New York City called Hacker Hours. It's a great welcoming community that has nurtured a lot of people new to technology. The…
SethMurphy on HN
Stack Overflow
From 1 comment
Would love to see a chapter in NYC maybe with a more broader languages and frameworks. For example say I am currently struggling with Spring Boot framework and Stackoverflow.com…
CodeSheikh on HN