What weâre about
Welcome to the world's largestđĽ developer community on crafting software. Events are free to attend, online, in English, and after work (from 18:00 EET / 17:00 CET). You can find past events recorded on this YouTube Channel.
This community is for those who care and are proud of our work. For those developers, regardless of how experienced they are, who want to improve and master their craft. This is a place for those who believe that being average is not good enough.
We are Software Developers aiming to get better at our profession, no matter the programming language.
The Manifesto of Software Craftsmanship
As aspiring Software Craftsmen we are raising the bar of professional software development by practicing it and helping others learn the craft. Through this work we have come to value:
⢠Not only working software, but also well-crafted software
⢠Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value
⢠Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals
⢠Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships
That is, in pursuit of the items on the left we have found the items on the right to be indispensable.
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Low-Spam: You'll get max 1 email/month besides event announcements.
This meetup is supported by JetBrains's Community Program, raffling 3 free JB licenses every month.
We are looking for speakers that want to help our community. Please submit your presentation idea to victorrentea@gmail.com.
This community was started in Oct 2018 by Victor, Ana, Bianca, Razvan and several other friends at IBM Romania.
Upcoming events
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â˘OnlineThe â Psychology of Code
OnlineWhat if your worst bugs arenât in the code, but in your head?
Cognitive biases, emotional traps, and mental load silently shape every line we write and every design we argue over. From Impostor Syndrome to the Shiny Object Effect, our psychology impacts team dynamics, architecture decisions, and even how we debug.
In this keynote, weâll unpack the hidden forces behind technical workâwhy smart teams make irrational choices and how to build awareness into your engineering culture. Learn to outsmart your own brain and ship better software, together.
Speaker
With two decades of experience, Victor is a Java Champion and Software Architect who has dedicated his career to training thousands of engineers in the most entertaining and time-efficient way. The lessons learned from a decade of workshops at 150+ companies, Victor turned into countless talks at top-rated conferences, where he became known as âthe guy with the soundboardâ. In his (very little) spare time, he runs 1:1 coaching hours, and he organizes online meetups for European Software Crafters, the worldâs largest developer community about improving code quality. Find first-class training and consultancy services on https://victorrentea.roThis event will be live-streame d on YouTube, where it will remain recorded: https://youtube.com/live/oRkwSh3-F7w
302 attendees
â˘OnlineThe 3 Laws of Architecture
OnlineIn Software Architecture, we follow 3 rules:
- Everything is a Tradeoff
- Why matters more than How
- Evolution is Inevitable.The presentation will touch on the following questions:
- How do these translate to practice?
- How can we improve our decision-making skills?
- What are ADRs, and why must you start writing them?
- How can I observe, (gradually) enforce, and fine-tune dependencies between software components?Join the debate!
Speaker
With two decades of experience, Victor is a Java Champion and Software Architect who has dedicated his career to training thousands of engineers in the most entertaining and time-efficient way. The lessons learned from a decade of workshops at 150+ companies, Victor turned into countless talks at top-rated conferences, where he became known as âthe guy with the soundboardâ. In his (very little) spare time, he runs 1:1 coaching hours, and he organizes online meetups for European Software Crafters, the worldâs largest developer community about improving code quality. Find first-class training and consultancy services on https://victorrentea.roThe event will be live-streamed on YouTube where it will remain recorded: https://youtube.com/live/OkXRhlb5JJE
316 attendees
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