Global Day of Coderetreat @ ThoughtWorks Germany

Welcome to the Global Day of Coderetreat on Saturday, November 7th, at ThoughtWorks Germany!

On Saturday, November 7th, Coderetreats will be held in cities around the world for the 2020 Global Day of Coderetreat, uniting software developers in their quest for improvement. Write code, learn from others, teach someone else, and expand your network of friends who are passionate about their craft. Software developers of all skill levels and backgrounds are welcome!

WHAT WILL I NEED TO PARTICIPATE?
Your favorite development tools (IDE, version control, plugins for remote pairing in VSCode or Intellij), a unit test framework, have Zoom client installed, and Slack.

BACKGROUND:
Coderetreat is a worldwide pattern designed to hone software skills and design practices through repeated attempts to build an implementation of a well-known software problem (for example Conway's Game of Life). Unit testing and Test-Driven Development will be emphasized as key practices. Developers use pair programming and discussion to exchange knowledge, and additional constraints are given throughout the day to emphasize good design concepts and practices.

More details about the format and intention at https://www.coderetreat.org/

CODE OF CONDUCT:
We are committed to providing a friendly, safe and welcoming environment for all, regardless of gender, sexual orientation, programming language, ability, ethnicity, socioeconomic status, and religion (or lack thereof). And so we invite all those who participate in our event to help us create safe and positive experiences for everyone. Therefore please:Be welcoming, friendly, and patient.Be respectful. Not all of us will agree with each other all the time, but disagreement is no excuse for poor behavior and poor manners. We might all experience some frustration now and then, but we cannot allow that frustration to turn into a personal attack.Be aware of the effect your words may have on others. We are a community of professionals, and we conduct ourselves professionally. Be kind to others. Do not insult or put down other participants. Harassment and other exclusionary behavior aren't acceptable.

AGENDA:
We will open the online "doors" at 9:00am.
There will be a small introduction with all the participants.
The official program should start at 9:30am.
Due to the special conditions there will be 3 sessions of 45min each followed by a retro.

Please stay tuned, more details will follow!

ABOUT THE HOSTS:

Andrei is a software developer and technology enthusiast. He loves to challenge the status quo, share ideas and participate in interesting discussions. He is as much interested in people and how to get stuff done together, as he is in tech.

Lina is a passionate developer consultant at ThoughtWorks who loves to ask questions. She is responsive to change and enjoys the process of working with people and new teams. Lina is passionate about clean code, problem-solving, test-driven development.

Srishti is a software developer and tech enthusiast. She is passionate about clean code, problem-solving, test-driven development, and constantly learning topics that help her to develop quality software.