Who you are actually working with
Tutoring is taught by Joseph Abate, a software engineer with 6 years writing production code and 8+ years tutoring computer science. Over 500 students across college and university programming courses so far.
- One to one
- $40/hour
- Group of 2 to 4
- $25/hour per student
- Reply time
- Usually within 4 hours, same day
Sessions run online across Canada, and in person around Toronto and the GTA. No contract and no minimum commitment. I guide the work, you write and submit your own.
Proven student support
500+ students helped
8+ years teaching and tutoring
58% to 72% in five weeks
62% to 92%
47% to 79%
37% to 71%
Sound familiar?
You know you need help, but you are not sure which topic is actually causing the damage.
The course moved from simple syntax into projects, exams, and theory faster than expected.
You are using AI more than you want to and need to rebuild real understanding.
How the triage actually runs
- 1
You bring the problem
Send the course, deadline, and the assignment, error, or exam topic that has you stuck.
- 2
I reply with a next step
I review the details and tell you whether a focused tutoring session is the right fit.
- 3
We work through it together
In a paid 1:1 session, we work on your code or topic and leave with a practice plan.
Academic integrity stays clean: I help you debug, trace, and understand your own work. I do not write submissions for you.
What we fix first
The triage is not random tutoring. It is a diagnosis and a focused repair plan.
Course triage
Assignment planning
Debugging habits
AI independence check
What better looks like
- Find the real bottleneck instead of randomly studying everything.
- Leave with a plan for assignments, quizzes, midterms, or fundamentals.
- Know which subject to focus on next: C/C++, Java, DSA, Python, web, or exam rescue.
Questions
What if I do not know what topic I need help with?
That is normal. Bring the syllabus, assignment, recent quiz, or error messages. The first job is to identify the bottleneck before you waste time studying the wrong thing.
Is this only for GTA students?
No. Sessions are online, so students outside the GTA can book too. The page is written for GTA students because that is where most of the students I work with are.
Where students book from
Sessions are online, so it does not matter where in the GTA you are. Students book from across these areas and nearby campuses.
Need a different subject?
C++ and C Tutoring
Pointers, memory, classes, structs, file I/O, and debugging explained until you can write the code without AI carrying you.
Java Tutoring
Get unstuck on OOP, inheritance, interfaces, collections, exceptions, JavaFX, Swing, and data structures without hiding behind generated code.
Python Tutoring
Get unstuck on functions, loops, lists, dictionaries, recursion, testing, file I/O, and assignment debugging without copying generated code you cannot explain.
Data Structures and Algorithms
Linked lists, stacks, queues, trees, recursion, Big-O, sorting, and exam tracing taught until the reasoning is yours.