Having been on CodeMentor for a few weeks now (as a mentor), I have some mixed feelings on the experience. I was hoping that I'd be talking with folks doing interesting things or helping fledging developers on a solid path. You do get that (and it is wonderful when it happens), however most of what it seems to be is `do my homework for me`, `fix my old jquery site`, and stackoverflow type questions answered in realtime. Overall, it has been a positive experience but just not exactly what I expected. I believe in what they are doing and expect things to improve over time if the brand can be grown.Lastly, there does seem to be a mindset of `I want a stellar developer to talk with but don't truly value their time` (e.g. the $10 for 15 minutes of their time you mentioned). Not always the case, but it is definitely not common to see freelancing type rates. So, you end up donating your time, which isn't always possible to do from a fiscal standpoint.
weitingliu|10 years ago
We're coming up with ways to make sure you'd only get requests that you find interesting. Stay tuned!