Re: Interested in Code Retreat Philly?

[Sebastian Hermida <sebas00@gmail.com>]

Exactly. Since you can experiment with different programming styles,
it's up to you and your pair decide on how to attack the problem.

Here is a screenshot of what we were trying during our first code
retreat (in Java) last year:
http://api.ning.com/files/mMzoEsCNvN8vtjC26KMvozuvHxKhtyPgayxtmjJaeSQ_/Screenshot20091101at1.39.39PM.png

On Jan 24, 10:47 am, Jonathan Tran <jonnyt...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Sounds great!  I bet it'd be a great way for people still learning
> functional programming to practice it w/ help.
>
> On Thu, Jan 21, 2010 at 9:34 PM, Sebastian Hermida <seba...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> > A few of us are interested in having a code retreat right after the
> > Philly Emerging Tech conference (ETE).
>
> > What’s a code retreat? In a nutshell, it’s a day of coding practice.
> > You get to pair with a lot of awesome people and then go drink beer.
> > Too good to be true?
>
> > The goal of the retreat is to provide sessions where people can
> > practice doing things they wouldn't ordinarily do when working on
> > something they need to get finished. Since we work on a problem that
> > cannot be reasonable finished in 40 minutes, the tension to finish
> > goes away, and we can focus on different design / development
> > techniques. The world is open, and, since you are pairing, it makes
> > for a fun time trying new things.
>
> > The date would be Saturday April 10th. For bonus points, Brian Marick
> > ofhttp://exampler.comfame, speaker at ETE, is going to hang around
> > for this.
>
> > An approximate format:
> > - 9:00am to 5pm
> > - 40 minutes iterations
> > - Coding is done in pairs
> > - Each iteration, we work on Conway’s Game of Life (http://
> > en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life)
> > - At the end of each iteration:
> >  - we delete the code we wrote
> >  - we reflect a bit on what we did/practiced
> >  - we switch pairs
> > - At the end of the day, we go out for food and drinks and talk about
> > our victories.
>
> > List of open issues:
> > - Deciding on the programming language:
> > I hope we can do it in Python or Ruby. But what about other languages
> > you say? We need at least 6 pairs per language so we don’t end up
> > pairing with the same person twice. Code retreats usually have one
> > language, it's easier to organize that way but if we really want to
> > have more groups, let’s break that rule!
>
> > - The venue:
> > No idea where to host this yet. Any recommendations?
>
> > - Sponsorship:
> > Code retreats are free and sponsorship for food and venue keeps it
> > that way. Need to find sponsors. Any recommendations?
>
> > I have created a placeholder on the coderetreat network for this event
> > (http://coderetreat.ning.com/xn/detail/2712512:Event:4161?
> > xg_source=activity).
>
> > Register, comment, talk about it, spread the word, let’s make it
> > happen.
>
> > Cheers,
> > Sebastian
>
>