Ivan Shamatov

The training format itself is pretty cool, only for me personally, quite a beginner, it was difficult to learn, because the mentor sets the task with little or no prompting and you have to go deep into googling. Sometimes the results of this search work were stymied and I found out about it only by coming to the mentor with a question. The mentor as a rule does not say what is wrong, but sends him to the second stage of googling, as a result, the solution of one small problem stretches for a couple of weeks. Therefore, I went to Thinknetika because of their traditional lecture format of training and it gave me more fruits in less time.

If the presentation of the material seemed to be very imperfect, I still could not overcome the first steps, after creating the application with the cards, but I couldn’t find any understanding from the mentor in that volume, generally half the time wasted.

He studied with Ivan in October 2016. I liked the training, Ivan quickly and timely responds to messages and checks assignments. He made a great contribution to the development of me as a programmer, and also provided support in finding a first job, I did not even have time to finish the course, as I was already accepted to my first job. Taking this opportunity, I want to express my gratitude to Ivan, and I also want to thank the organizers of this online service, who provide us with the opportunity to gain the basic knowledge and skills necessary for the programmer’s work. And what I most appreciate in this online resource is the provision of a mentor who will indicate in which direction you need to think and solve any problem.

For me it was a stupid waste of money. I bought mentoring, but it seemed that either Ivan lacked the competence to answer my questions, or I did not understand his hints. I had a specific task, to which I did not know how to approach. Ivan’s answers were more theoretical than practical. The efficiency of these investments is estimated at 10%. For myself, I concluded that your resource is more good for beginners than experienced ones. One interview in a Canadian company brought me much more benefit than participation in mentoring with Ivan. The task I had was to write a plugin redmine_2fa. Ivan's advice in this direction did not bring much benefit. They were more to expand horizons. With no less success, such information can be obtained free of charge in the Russian-speaking google group along the rails. Ivan probably knows a lot, but then either I didn’t ask the right questions, or his vacation with his family in Europe lowered the level of consultation. I can recommend your resource only to juniors. Midlam is more suitable safari online or something like that.

Ivan is not only a great sensei and mentor! Regularly connected - at least on weekends, at least on a late weekday evening. Stable code review, excellent and reasoned criticism. Interesting and productive communication! In a word - I recommend!

To begin, perhaps, with the fact that I was not the most exemplary student. At work, I had to travel a lot, very grateful that Ivan entered the position and had the opportunity to freeze the subscription. The second time, when I froze the subscription, I could not join back. Perhaps it was the biggest minus, Ivan and I ceased to coincide in the schedule. The time he could have given was not convenient for me. It was felt that he was not interested in me anymore. Maybe my successes were not the kind that inspire me. I felt that Ivan no longer believes in my success. In part, it demotivated me and I decided to stop classes. Now about the positive: there were a lot of positive things. At the very beginning of my studies, I really liked the approach - Ivan was almost always in touch, explained everything sooo in detail and intelligibly, in every way possible. It felt support and work went smoothly. I am a man driven by success, praise and support is vital to me, it is necessary to know that I can get something that is so hard to give. Given that I am new to the field. This is my wish - try to improve the personal approach to students, studying depends largely on the mood and you can not lose touch with the student! Thanks for all!

True glad I met with Vanya. For each question, I received from him a quick concise answer, he skillfully led me to an independent solution of the problem. Vanya is a kind and sympathetic person, it was very pleasant to work on the project under his supervision.

I learned from Ivan, and I have a good impression. The course itself is very interesting, every day I discovered something new for myself. Ruby on Rails is beautiful and amazing. I liked the mentor's approach to the task verification: I didn’t just “Do it - well done”, but “Well, you wrote the code, now let's improve it”. Unfortunately, due to lack of time, I was unable to complete the course. I want to come back, I hope to get back to Ivan.

I did not take courses, asked for help to understand the new and complex project. In addition to helping with the project, Ivan also helped build a clear work methodology. Ivan has very clear and necessary articles. I already know where they will come in handy for my project. This will greatly facilitate my work. I am going to take a course with Ivan for several reasons: 1) extremely interesting topics and technologies are touched (which interest me, but there is not enough time to study them); 2) it is interesting to get a review of the code from Ivan; 3) Ivan can explain the topic in human language :)

Passed the course "Rails for the smallest" under the mentorship of Ivan. And I would like to say that he is a wonderful mentor who will always help and tell you how best to accomplish this or that task, in case of difficulties, he will explain and push to the right thought. If I asked a question, I always received a detailed answer to it. Even if your code works, it does not mean that it is good =) Ivan will always tell you how to improve it, make it more readable, or what tool to use. The training proceeded smoothly and incredibly interesting, there were force majeure circumstances, and Ivan was always understanding and willing. If you decide to do serious programming, Ivan will be for you the best mentor.

I came to mkdev for what books and documentation can't give — a code making culture. Programming - modern craft and apprentice must carefully choose from whom to learn his subtleties. Ivan is a wonderful master who is able to discover all the beauty of Ruby and RoR. After reviewing it, you will look at the code in a completely different way. To create not just working, but concise, reliable, ready for any changes code. Mentoring - the shortest path from beginner to professional.

I have long wanted to take the course "Ruby on Rails for Adults," because there was no confidence in my knowledge, and I also needed a person with experience who would tell and direct you on the right path. Ivan has very good articles on mkdev.me, which explain in an easy and simple way how it works there, so the choice of a mentor was obvious to me. During the course, Ivan always successfully prompted where to dig further if I got stuck. He suggested solving the problem in another, more correct and simple way, which made me delve deeper into the problem, think more and read the documentation. I am glad that it was Ivan who became my mentor on this course.

Passed the course "Rails for beginners" under the guidance of Ivan. I must note that Ivan is a very good teacher, to whom it is important that you understand and remember everything correctly. During the execution of the project there were moments when, having asked some, in your opinion, a small question, you get a detailed sensible answer and a couple of links in addition. Ivan focuses on important things: even if the code submitted for verification works correctly, but there are "slippery places", he will point out to them, explain and advise how to improve. And when you were performing a task, you could not even think about this place if you were engaged without a mentor. The training itself was quite flexible, we missed something, and then came back to it later and vice versa, did some things in advance to simplify work in the future. I recommend Ivan to everyone as a mentor.

I work with RoR for several years. And due to being busy at work, self-development in the RoR technology stack doesn’t have much time and energy, this suggested that we need additional training from outside. The choice fell on courses from mkdev.me. Only in their post-Soviet space did they find a serious course "Ruby on Rails for adults". The tasks of the course pleased me, they often do not limit you in choosing the tools for solving the tasks. The tasks themselves are quite complex and make you sit, grasp and pick. It is important that next to you, all this time, an experienced mentor. I was lucky with Ivan, he explains the difficult moments in a very accessible way and competently directs him to the way of solving the set tasks. Also, I am always ready to give and share my experience, in addition to current tasks, to questions that interest me, for which I am grateful to him. I am glad that my choice fell on this course and Ivan as a mentor.

I began to take my first steps in web development on the course of Ivan, and this is what I can say: even if you don’t have even the slightest programming experience behind you, Ivan will diligently convey all the necessary information to you, he will direct you to any questions in the right direction, will give recommendations on the literature for self-study, share interesting and useful approaches in the development of the project. Ivan is a professional developer and an excellent teacher.

Vanya is a very good teacher. Gave me a start to learn RoR. Unlike other teachers, who don't care that people understand or not the material for which profit is more important, Ivan is not like that. Ivan tries very hard to bring the information that they want to people, trying to solve any of their problems. Vanya is constantly improving and finding all new teaching methods. Vanya is a good teacher who appreciates his work, is dedicated to his work and seeks to teach people new knowledge and skills!