Coding-gym.org starts in Barcelona

Coding Gym is an original format of programming labs created in 2016 by Marco Arena, where people can improve their algorithm designing skills.

You know CodeRetreat? Coding Gym structure is not so different: people work in pair, there is a moderator, after each challenge we have a retrospective. However, the main focus of Coding Gym is facing with algorithmic challenges and understanding the impact of each solution found. Coding Gym is open to any programming language.

In 2016-2018, Coding Gym was only in Modena, achieving resounding success. Since 2018, Marco Arena has been arranging a team of moderators and organizers to bring Coding Gym to other cities.

Coding Gym Barcelona is organized and moderated by Giorgio Zoppi.

How Coding Gym works

You'll deal with 3 challenges, working in pair, using any programming language you and your teammate like.
For each challenge, you can code and test directly on your browser, since the problems are hosted on HackerRank (you just need an account).

After one problem, you'll join the retrospective during which all the solutions found will be explained and shown.
The moderator, in addition, could change a bit the problem and ask the attendees to discuss and find impacts of this new requirement on the solutions. For instance, "what happens if the input scales by an order of magnitude?", or "are you able to solve the problem without allocating extra space?".

The purpose of Coding Gym is to challenge people and let them experiment different solutions, collaborate, identify and understand tradeoffs, pros and cons of each solution. It's not a contest.

Main targets:

• improve your problem analysis and algorithm design skills
• learn new concepts, patterns and algorithms
• experiment with languages you are not fluent with
• work, collaborate and discuss with other people
• prepare for coding interviews