# Paid tuition?

**URL:** <https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paid-tuition/123015>\
**Category:** Ruby\
**Created:** [December 13, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paid-tuition/123015 "2007-12-13T13:02:36Z")\
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**Author:** ![mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrjohnson)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 1:02pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paid-tuition/123015/1 "2007-12-13T13:02:36Z")

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Hi,  
Iam relatively new to programming, and just began to learn Ruby and was  
wondering if there are any programmers here who would be up for tutoring  
me for a couple of hours over the internet? Ive read some of the basic  
tutorials but I need help with a particular project I’m doing. Ive  
completed some of the code already but need help with some of the  
classes. If anyone is interested Please let me know,  
Thanks,  
Derek

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**Author:** ![mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrjohnson)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 1:22pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paid-tuition/123015/2 "2007-12-13T13:22:01Z")

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On Dec 13, 2007 12:02 PM, Derek J. [removed\_email\_address@domain.invalid](mailto:removed_email_address@domain.invalid)  
wrote:

> Hi,  
> Iam relatively new to programming, and just began to learn Ruby and was  
> wondering if there are any programmers here who would be up for tutoring  
> me for a couple of hours over the internet? Ive read some of the basic  
> tutorials but I need help with a particular project I’m doing. Ive  
> completed some of the code already but need help with some of the  
> classes. If anyone is interested Please let me know,  
> Thanks,  
> Derek

Derek, your best bet is to find a local Ruby users group, or even any  
technically  
focused user group (you might get lucky at computer clubs or Linux Users  
Groups  
for instance).

Paid tuition … hmmm, just doesn’t seem right to me unless its face to  
face.  
You would probably get better assistance from people offering it for  
free, or just  
posting your problems to the list.

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**Author:** ![mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/m/bcef8e/32.png) [@mrjohnson](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/mrjohnson)\
**Post date:** [December 13, 2007, 4:35pm UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/paid-tuition/123015/3 "2007-12-13T16:35:26Z")

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> Paid tuition … hmmm, just doesn’t seem right to me unless its face to face.  
> You would probably get better assistance from people offering it for  
> free, or just  
> posting your problems to the list.

I agree with that, unless the money’s good.

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