New York Code & Coffee

Code and Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people (optionally) bring projects to work on, and many other people (optionally) socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!

The Intro Circle
Near the beginning of the event (2:30 pm), we do a standup in a circle:

• We first share organizer announcements, updates, and logistics

Introductions (7 secs max):

• Your name
• Tech/coding topic(s) you want to talk about
• Non-tech topic(s) you want to talk about
• Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.

After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized. We sometimes have FEATURES in a nearby room; check out those events on Meetup as well.
Doors close at 4:00pm. Please keep us updated in the comments if you're intending to show up late, as we want to ensure our venue hosts are able to clean up in time to get out by 5pm and enjoy their weekends.

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Discord - come hang out before and after!:
www.codeandcoffee.chat
Our Venue and Coffee Sponsor
Datadog is the observability and security platform for cloud applications. Our SaaS platform integrates and automates infrastructure monitoring, application performance monitoring, log management, real-user monitoring, and many other capabilities to provide unified, real-time observability and security for our customers’ entire technology stack.
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Note: You must be RSVP'd (not on the waitlist) for the main meetup event (NYC Code and Coffee 87 at Datadog HQ) to attend this session.

Curious about Rust but not sure where to start?

Join us for an interactive, beginner-friendly Rust workshop! We'll pair program a fun text adventure game, diving into basic Rust syntax and concepts. No prior Rust experience required!

What you need: Just bring a laptop with a web browser - we'll be using an online Rust playground, so no installation needed.

By the end of the session, you'll have a solid introduction to Rust and hands-on experience building your first project. Don’t miss out on this exciting opportunity to learn a new programming language!

Speakers
Charles Inwald: Full Stack Developer, Rust enthusiast, previously worked at Apple and startups

Liam Rust: Full-stack developer, Rust enthusiast, and recent computer science masters graduate from Stevens Institute of Technology.

Note: You must be RSVP'd (not on the waitlist) for the main meetup event (NYC Code and Coffee 87 at Datadog HQ) to attend this session.

AI coding assistants excel at small tasks and isolated features. But when you're building something that spans multiple files and requires upfront planning, they fall apart.

Spec-driven development fixes this. Write the spec first, let the AI build from it, then iterate. This talk breaks down how to do it in three phases, what tradeoffs you'll hit, and how to start using it
in your next feature