[rye-neat]

As a 33 year-old, self-employed/self-taught web developer looking to become a more proficient programmer this interests me. I've been debating finishing up college to obtain my CS degree but it's only to fill the holes in my knowledge base rather than benefit from holding a degree. An arrangement much like a personal trainer at a gym could be an excellent model: identify areas to work on, come up with a plan, and check in.

[jventura]

Any suggestions on how an arrangement like that could work out for you, like weekly 1-hour online meetings for instance? Just trying to gather some generic opinions, aka "testing the market" :)

[rye-neat]

- An initial assessment of my needs, formulation of goals and a strategy to reach them.

- a weekly correspondence would be nice but could be as simple as as an email/report

- a monthly meeting/call/video session partnered with the weekly email/report would probably be crucial to ensure the 'student' was being held accountable for producing results.