PS. My last post wasn't clearly formulated, so let me re-phrase that:

I think that paying clojure/core to pair up is a perfectly legit
solution if one wants to jump ahead of the curve. My point was that I
wish the "sweeping the dojo" model was more widespread (one does
whatever other work there is while learning a skill one currently
lacks).

/ James


On May 14, 3:32 pm, James <abbott...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Hi Jay,-
>
> I agree, paying to sweep someone's dojo does sound a bit strong.
>
> / James
>
> On May 14, 3:24 pm, Jay Fields <j...@jayfields.com> wrote:
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> > James,
> > For learning, I'd recommend 4clojure.com and compare your solutions with
> > solutions submitted by other people. Also, if you have the cash, you could
> > pay clojure/core to pair with you. Unfortunately, I've never heard of
> > anyone doing that kind of thing as a mutually beneficial situation - (you
> > learn from them, you help them with their work)
>
> > Cheers, Jay
>
> > On Mon, May 14, 2012 at 7:45 AM, James <abbott...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > > When a new technology (a programming language) comes out, initially
> > > there are very few people who are really proficient in it. One can
> > > learn by one's own, but tremendous learning acceleration can be gained
> > > if one pairs with more experienced devs than oneself.
>
> > > So I'd like to ask: is there any place in the world where I can pair
> > > with more experienced people on Clojure as a beginner? Put very
> > > shortly, I have: decent Ruby skills; some Rails experience; very good
> > > OO, TDD, and business modeling skills; a mastery of web standards, and
> > > experience with Responsive Web Design. I'm into web as platform,
> > > HTML5, apps, and that kind of stuff.
>
> > > I'm currently based in Denmark but am flexible with moving.
>
> > > Cheers,
> > > James
> > >http://jamesabbottdd.com/
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