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I kinda like the idea but... Coaches for online poker had that convenient that you could get a coach whose prices would always been within your reach: if you w

I kinda like the idea but... Coaches for online poker had that convenient that you could get a coach whose prices would always been within your reach: if you were a regular winner (or break even) at, say, $25NL then you probably had a few $25 buy-ins you could use to pay a coach begin a regular winner at, say, $50 NL or $100 NL and both of you could find value in doing that. Then there was also this idea that you could learn from someone only a bit better than you: someone who was beating one or two levels above yours had already stuff to teach you and would be unlikely to give you bad habits. But for programming I'm not too sure: it's not really a good idea to learn from someone who's just "a bit better" than you. And if you want to learn from someone who can do $100/hour consulting then it may cost you an arm and a leg to learn anything from him.

asher_ 14y ago
When I played poker (at reasonably low-medium limits) I think I paid $100/hour for coaching if memory serves me correctly. I don't mind paying for quality coaching at all. I see it as a worthwhile investment in terms of both productivity and happiness (I love learning!). On the whole, I think high level education is very undervalued. When you think about it, how long is the payback on a $100 coaching session if you get just one really good insight that improves either the efficiency or quality of your code?
blacksmythe 14y ago
>> And if you want to learn from someone who can do $100/hour consulting then it may cost you an arm and a leg to learn anything from him. “The only thing more expensive than education is ignorance.” Benjamin Franklin quotes (American Statesman, Scientist, Philosopher, Printer, Writer and Inventor. 1706-1790)