Coderetreat Day 2021

Join us for a unique, fun event designed to help us become better developers.

• What is a CodeRetreat?
  Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design.

By providing developers with the opportunity to take part in focused practice, away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement.

Practising the basic principles of modular and object-oriented design, developers can improve their ability to write code that minimizes the cost of change over time.

• Why should I attend?
  Coderetreat is a fun and challenging day where you will build on your coding skills and learn different approaches to the same problem. Coderetreat is a great opportunity to meet, and learn from different developers. You will stretch your existing skills through various pairing and TDD challenges while keeping a focus on clean code.

• What do I need to know in advance?
  You will work in pairs (pair-programming).
  You and your pair will choose the programming language you like.

• What do I need to prepare?
  You and your pair will have to use an IDE that allows you to pair online. For example IntelliJ + Code With Me plugin or Visual Studio Code + Live Share extension.

Please ensure everything is ready to go before you come along. If you need any help in setting this up, please reach out!

You can find more information about the coderetreat format at https://www.coderetreat.org/getting-started/.

• Agenda
  09:00 - Welcome and introductions
  09:15 - Session #1
  10:00 - Retrospective, break
  10:30 - Session #2
  11.15 - Retrospective, break
  11:45 - Session #3
  12:30- Retrospective
  12:45 to 13:30 - Lunch
  13:30 - Session #4
  14:15 - Retrospective, break
  14:45 - Session #5
  15:30 - Retrospective
  15:45 - Closing circle

• When
  Monday 15th of November 2021.
  Start time: 9h Irish International Time
  End time: 16h Irish International Time

Please note that hands-on participation will be necessary during the whole day to allow for an enriching workshop. We understand that it can be difficult to take a whole day away from day-to-day work, so everyone will have the option to miss one of the pairing sessions. If you do want to miss one of the pairing sessions, please let us know in advance so that we can plan accordingly.

• Facilitated by
  Paulo Esteban, Thomas Bouttaz