ClojureBridge Bangalore September 2023

What is Clojurebridge?

ClojureBridge is a free, beginner-friendly Clojure programming workshop that aims to increase diversity within the Clojure community. This is the 4th edition of the Bangalore chapter.

You will learn fundamental programming concepts in Clojure through practical examples and exercises. Teachers and assistants will be there to guide you.

What is the fee?

As a community initiative, the workshop is free of cost.

Who can apply?

This edition of ClojureBridge Bangalore will be for women and non-binary attendees only.

The workshop is open to people who are completely new to programming, as well as existing developers new to Clojure.

Depending on the crowd, we will split into groups of Beginner and Intermediate. The intermediate group will have more challenging exercises to delve into.

What is the event schedule?

• 29th Sep, 6:30pm - 8pm (1.5h): An overview of Clojure, demos and support setting up a Clojure development environment on your laptop. This will happen online. We will send the meeting link once you RSVP.
• 30th Sep, 10am - 5:30pm (7.5h): Work through the Clojure concepts and carry out coding exercises in small groups. This will happen at the venue.

Where is it happening?

• 29th Sep: Online; we will send the meeting link once you RSVP
• 30th Sep: At the venue (maps link)

What do I need to bring?

Please bring your own laptop for the workshop. Everything else, including wifi, drinking water, lunch and tea will be provided at the venue.

Can I look at the workshop content?

The content for the workshop will be derived from past workshops that some of us have experience running:

• https://github.com/nid90/clojurebridge-blr
• https://github.com/inclojure-org/clojure-by-example
• https://github.com/nilenso/clojure-workshop
• https://github.com/ClojureBridge/curriculum

Who will be teaching?

Sandilya Jandhyala (https://twitter.com/jysandilya), a passionate educator who has conducted workshops and recorded videos to help people upskill on Clojure in the past.

Where can I hear about updates?

We will make sure we notify all attendees on meetup of any significant change in the workshop.

We will also post updates on the official twitter handle: https://twitter.com/cljbridgeblr

How can I contact you?

Please feel free to message the hosts, Akshatha and Alisha, on meetup. You can also dm the official handle on twitter, or email us at:
akshatha@nilenso.com
alisha@nilenso.com