London Hack Night

Programming is fun. Why does the sprint treadmill make forget that?
Learning new skills is rewarding. When do you carve out the time for it?
Hanging out with other coders is good for the soul. Has the pandemic stopped us doing that?

I have the answer..

On Wednesday, November 9th, join us inCovent Garden for a new Meetup where like-minded hackers get together, write code and build fun things. Why? For the sake of it!

Doors open at 6:30pm for a 7:00pm start. There will be pizza and beverages.

Q. What will the event be like?
A. Informal. Think, games-night atmosphere, geeky content.

Q. What’s the format?
A. I’ll show up with a list of fun things we can code in ~90 minutes. At kick-off we’ll vote for the best, split into small teams by language, hack furiously for 90 minutes and end with show & tell. You’ll learn something, you’ll teach something, you’ll meet some like-minded people.

Q. Is this hacking as in, "Doing fun things with computers," or hacking as in, "breaking into secure systems?"
A. The first one. No firewalls will be harmed during this event. ;-)

Q. Is this suitable for beginners, experts or what?
A. Any level is welcome. Each team will have a mix of experience. It’s a great opportunity to learn from an expert or to teach someone some of your skills.

Q. What do I need to bring?
A. A laptop and a YOLO attitude to coding. Actually the laptop’s optional - you can always pair on someone else’s.

Q. Which programming language can I use/team can I join?
A. Literally any. I can promise you there will be experienced teams for at least Java, Python, JavaScript and Haskell. Probably more. Join them or start your own team in your favourite language.

Q. I used to attend West London Hack Night. Is this the same thing?
A. Yes, except we’re dropping the ‘West’ part and moving to Central London.

Q. Will there be food/drinks?
A. Yes. Confluent will be sponsoring and providing pizza and a selection of refreshing beverages.

Q. Is this an Apache Kafka® event?
A. No. Confluent (Kafka-y people and my employers) are hosting and sponsoring, but it's not a Kafka event. It’s a technical free-for-all. Use what interests you.

Q. Is there a Code of Conduct?
A. Yes. We have a Code of Conduct that all attendees are required to comply with. The short version is, make everyone feel welcome and you will be welcome. Fail and you’ll be asked to leave.