Re: Interested in Code Retreat Philly?

[Sebastian Hermida <sebas00@gmail.com>]

Dan,

Sorry for the confusion...this event is not associated with ETE. We
thought it would be cool to organize it right after the ETE since we
have some speakers that are going to stay around for it.

Participation in the code retreat is free. It cost nothing but your
time ;)

On Jan 26, 12:29 am, Dan Mead <d.w.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> steep as in too much money, I'm a poor graduate student :)
>
> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 10:46 PM, Sebastian Hermida <seba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> > Dan,
>
> > Don't let that scare you away. Code retreats are about the process of
> > thinking about a problem, not about the language used to solve it.
>
> > And pairing makes for a great experience.
>
> > On Jan 25, 9:42 pm, Dan Mead <d.w.m...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> I'd be interested in this, but ETE is a bit steep for me.
>
> >> -dan
>
> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 9:32 PM, Sebastian Hermida <seba...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> > Hey Mark, thanks for the offer! Really cool that you can help out.
>
> >> > Would it be possible to check out the place?
>
> >> > Just by the description, it looks like the perfect match for a code
> >> > retreat :)
>
> >> > On Jan 25, 6:34 pm, Mark Chadwick <mark.chadw...@gmail.com> wrote:
> >> >> Sounds awesome. Count me in.  If you're in a need of a venue, I can offer up
> >> >> Invite Media's office at 17th and Chestnut. Food, beer, couches, monitors,
> >> >> and I promise -- no sales pitches :)
>
> >> >> -Mark
>
> >> >> On Mon, Jan 25, 2010 at 12:07 PM, Sebastian Hermida <seba...@gmail.com>wrote:
>
> >> >> > 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...
>
> >> >> > 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
>
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