Global Day of Coderetreat in Washington DC

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For our next meetup, we are participating in the Global Day of Code Retreats (http://coderetreat.com/global_day.html). This is a 1-day event being held simultaneously in over 80 cities around the world.

This code retreat day will consist of 5 sessions; each session's findings build upon previous sessions. The focus will be on the fundamentals of software development and modular design, primarily the DRY principle, single responsibility principle, decoupling, abstractions, polymorphism, clean code, refactoring, unit testing, pair programming and TDD.

The morning sessions focus on becoming comfortable with the problem domain, breaking old habits and beginning focused self-discovery. The afternoon sessions push the envelope by challenging pairs to stretch their skills and understanding of modular design and test-driven development.

Come with your laptop equipped with your favorite programming and unit testing environment. Be prepared to pair up, code, practice, learn, share and have fun!

When: Saturday December 3rd, 2011 at 9:00 am - 4 pm

Where: Excella Consulting, Ground Floor Conference Room, 2300 Wilson Blvd. (Navy League Building), Arlington VA 22201

Agenda:

9.00 - 9.30 am : Arrival, coffee, breakfast
9.30 - 9.45 am : Introductions, explanation of the problem
9.45 - 10.30 am : Session #1
10.30 - 10.45 am : Retrospective, break
10.45 - 11.30 am : Session #2
11.30 – 11.45 am : Retrospective, break
11.45 - 12.30 pm : Session #3
12.30 - 1.45 pm : Retrospective, lunch, socializing
1.45 - 2.30 pm : Session #4
2.30 - 2.45 pm : Retrospective, break
2.45 - 3.30 pm : Session #5
3.30 - 3.45 pm : Retrospective, break
3.45 – 4.00 pm : Closing circle

Directions:

Metro Rail:
Take the orange line to Courthouse Metro Station.
Take the Wilson Blvd exit (on your left).
Walk 2 blocks W (or turn left) on Wilson/Clarendon Blvd to 2300 Wilson Blvd.