Code & Coffee Philly

Where:
CHAR & STAVE CAFE
21 Rittenhouse Pl, Ardmore, PA 19003

When your inbox finally shuts up, we gather for Debug & Decaf... a late-evening meetup for creators who know building in isolation sucks.

Hit a wall? Solved something worth sharing? Need feedback on a new feature?

What Happens:

• Founders share what they're stuck on...product decisions, technical challenges, go-to-market questions, whatever's keeping you up at night.
• The group actively debugs together (or seperate). Direct feedback, alternative approaches, solutions from different perspectives.
• Open laptops, real conversation, actual problem-solving.

The Vibe:
Less networking event in business attire, more late night office hours in sweats. Coffee's flowing. Feedback is direct and helpful. Nobody's selling anything.

Dress code: Sweatshirts and hoodies. Leave the button-downs at home.

## Claude Code Saturdays 🤖💻

A weekly hands-on meetup for builders using Claude to write, refactor, and reason about code.
Claude Code Saturdays is a relaxed, collaborative session for developers, founders, and tinkerers who want to explore what’s possible with Anthropic’s Claude for real-world coding tasks. Whether you’re prototyping a new app, improving an existing codebase, or just experimenting with AI-assisted development, this meetup is a space to learn by doing.

### What to Expect

• 🧑‍💻 Live coding & pair-building with Claude
• 🔍 Prompting techniques for better code generation and refactoring
• 🧠 Reasoning-heavy tasks: debugging, architecture, tests, and docs
• 🚀 Show & tell: share what you’re building or stuck on
• ☕ Casual, friendly atmosphere—bring your laptop and curiosity

### Who Should Attend

• Software engineers (any level)
• Startup founders and indie hackers
• Students learning to code with AI
• Anyone curious about AI-assisted development with Claude

You don’t need to be an expert—just a willingness to experiment and learn together.

### What to Bring

• A laptop
• A project, idea, or problem (optional but encouraged)
• Access to Claude (or just come observe and discuss)

Let’s spend our Saturdays building smarter, faster, and more thoughtfully—with Claude as our coding companion.
👉 RSVP and join us for Claude Code Saturdays!

A fun and light code session where tech friends get together in a Game Lounge, and Code! It's a great opportunity to ask questions, share ongoing projects, help each other out, and meet other awesome coders. We're all about the code, we hope to make a space for people who like to build.

Notes to keep in mind:

• BYO Food/Bev is ok, just no alcoholic items.
• The $5.40 tabletop fee will cover use of the Retro Lounge space for 1-4PM and is to be paid individually at the front desk as attendees check-in.
• Power and guest wireless internet access is available, use of extra monitors is possible but not guaranteed. Attendees will ask venue staff for availability/assistance as it's subject to change with weekend events/business volume.

Come out and work, help, or just hang out!

Links:
Site: https://www.codephiladelphia.com/
Donate: https://hcb.hackclub.com/donations/start/code-and-coffee-philadelphia
Merch: https://nol-kky-shop.fourthwall.com/
LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/company/code-coffee-philadelphia
Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/philly_codes/