One-to-one

At your own pace, just you

A group workshop is a place where everyone gets a turn; one-to-one is entirely yours. There is no ready-made curriculum — it is built around where you are stuck. We work by the hour and decide together how many hours it needs.

It makes sense if

  • The workshop schedule does not suit you and you want to work at your own hours.
  • You have a specific project and you know exactly where you are stuck.
  • You would rather go at your own pace, asking as you go, than follow a group tempo.
  • You attended a workshop and want to go deeper on one particular topic.
  • You need to set up a tool at work and want to do it together.

It does not if

  • You are looking for a long career programme spread over months — one-to-one is the expensive way to do that.
  • You want your homework or coursework done for you; we work together, I do not do it for you.
  • You have never touched the subject and budget matters: a group workshop gives you the same start for less.

How it works

  1. 1

    First we talk about what you want

    You message me on WhatsApp and tell me what you are trying to do. That conversation is free and it is not a sales call — if I think one-to-one is not right for you, I say so.

  2. 2

    I build an order around you

    There is no off-the-shelf curriculum. I put together a sequence based on where you are and where you want to get to, and we start the first lesson with that.

  3. 3

    We set the hours together

    We work by the hour. I cannot tell you up front how many hours it will take — after a few lessons we see the pace and decide together.

  4. 4

    You can write in between

    Between lessons you can message me where you got stuck. It is not unlimited consulting, but I will not leave you blocked until the next lesson.

Pricing

Because one-to-one runs by the hour and the curriculum is built around the person, I give the price in conversation. Tell me what you want to do, we work out how many hours it is, and then I give you the figure.

If budget matters, say so plainly. For most beginnings a group workshop does the same job for less, and I have no problem pointing you there.

Who teaches it?

Gizem Güney — backend-leaning full-stack developer. She does for a living the thing she teaches; she writes systems that run in production. Full background here.