Andrew Gillett
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Andrew Gillett
@arganoid.com
Game developer, computer science & programming tutor, person defined by comma-separated values.

Partial gameography: Dog's Life, RCT3, Thrillville, LostWinds2, Kinectimals, Kinect Disneyland Adventures, Elite Dangerous

Books: Code the Classics Vols 1, 2
Do you have these somewhere copyable?
November 14, 2025 at 5:23 PM
This also explains why I got a message from a prospective client last year who was looking for a singing teacher. When I said that I tutored computer science, they replied saying they thought they'd messaged someone called Eleanor.
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
This explains why, as a computer science and programming tutor, my message to client conversion rate is so much worse on TutorExtra than on any other tutoring website. I even messaged them recently asking why the conversion rate is so bad, and they conveniently failed to mention the underlying issue
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM
The tutor is given no reason to believe that the message wasn't sent specifically to them, so they subscribe in order to reply. The tutor frequently finds that they respond to the client's message and get no response.
November 14, 2025 at 1:20 PM