Coding Dojos

We're excited to announce a new collaboration with the[ ](https://aicodingsummit.com/)**[AI CODING SUMMIT](https://aicodingsummit.com/)** happening in London on July 6th and 7th, and as part of this partnership, we're pleased to offer a 10% discount on your ticket. This is for everyone that wants to know how AI transforms software development. Discover how AI is revolutionizing software engineering at the AI Coding Summit. Dive into cutting-edge talks and hands-on workshops on AI-powered software development. The summit and workshops will be taking place at The Trampery Old Street, 239 Old St, London EC1V 9EY on July 6 and 7. Join the freeCodeCamp London discord group via [https://bit.ly/freecodecamp-london](https://bit.ly/freecodecamp-london) to grab your discount code!

🚀AI Coding Summit 2026 is here - and it's the go-to event for developers who want to stay ahead of AI-powered development. 📍 Live in London 💻 Still fully online 🗓 July 6-7, 2026 **🚨Important! To secure your spot, make sure to get your ticket through this [LINK](https://aicodingsummit.com/)** **What's on the agenda?** ‣ Developer Workflows & CI/CD ‣ AI Agentic Programming & Orchestration ‣ AI-Assisted Testing & QA ‣ Smart Vibe Coding & Project Kickoff ‣ Debugging, Refactoring & Best Practices 🎟 Check it out: [https://aicodingsummit.com](https://aicodingsummit.com/)

The monthly indie pub night is relaxing social with other indie game devs in London. Usually it's quite well attended and all kinds of cool indies show up. Also, silly party games are known to be played. Here’s the website: http://www.londonindies.co.uk

The Data Science Speakers Club is a Toastmasters International club enabling the current and next generation of Data Scientists to improve their Public Speaking Skills. This is a HYBRID Meeting! So join us Online via ZOOM or In-Person. Joining the Data Science Speakers Club means joining a supportive environment to build your confidence in public speaking and to practice speaking in front of an audience. You will also gain the opportunity to receive feedback on your speeches in a friendly environment, including what you have done well and guidance on the areas you can improve upon. We also run a mentorship program where an experienced mentor supports you on your public speaking journey. Meeting Theme: **TBC** Tentative Schedule: 18:30 - President's welcome 18:40 - Prepared Speeches (3 prepared speeches with evaluation) 19:25 - Guest introduction 19:30 - Break 19:40 - Table Topic 20:30 - Wrap up, awards, announcements End of Meeting The theme is to do with exploring various aspects of power, including how it is distributed, challenged, and transformed in different contexts. In the first part, there will be speeches. In the second half, we will have impromptu speeches preparation in groups called Table topics where guests can participate. We meet on the 1st, 3rd, and 5th Mondays of each month from 6:30 pm online. Each meeting is a mixture of prepared speeches by our members, speaking roles, and impromptu speaking challenges by members and guests. Our meetings are free to attend and you only have to speak if you want to. For in-person attendance, snacks will be provided. Entrepreneurs, Innovators, and Mathematical and Logical Thinkers aiming to focus on their communication and leadership development are always welcome to attend our meetings, to increase their self-confidence, become better speakers, and become better leaders. TEAMS LINK: [https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/382345239116121?p=cuLtNaK8UsjrLbnexq](https://www.google.com/url?q=https://teams.microsoft.com/meet/382345239116121?p%3DcuLtNaK8UsjrLbnexq&sa=D&source=calendar&usd=2&usg=AOvVaw1h_-J2X3xLknX4gfg-Hy0V) FACEBOOK: [https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.facebook.com/datasciencespk/) LINKEDIN: [https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club](https://www.linkedin.com/company/data-science-speakers-club) TWITTER: [https://twitter.com/datasciencespk](https://twitter.com/datasciencespk) INSTAGRAM: [https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/](https://www.instagram.com/datasciencespk/)

**Join us on 6th of July for an exclusive hands-on evening and experience Viso Now, the world's first Visual General Intelligence (VGI) platform, a breakthrough that lets anyone build powerful computer vision applications using natural language.** 🍕🍺 **Perks** Food, drink, workshop and prizes provided! **🎫 Tickets** Free to attend. Spaces are limited. **📍Location** Secret Location- For now! Expect Central London **🕚 Rough timings** * 6:00 pm - 6:30 pm: Doors open with refreshments * 6:30 pm - 7:00 pm: Talk by Viso.ai's Co-CEO and CTO * 7:00 pm - 8:00 pm: Viso Now workshop * 8:00 pm-8:30 pm: Awards for the best use cases! * 8:30pm-9:30pm: Networking **What to expect:** viso.ai's Co-CEO and CTO will open with the case for Visual General Intelligence: why the old way of building computer vision is broken, and what's now possible without a single line of training code. **Then you build**. With access to Viso Now and 60 minutes on the clock, you'll turn a real-world idea into a working visual intelligence application — using plain language alone. Bring your own footage of something you want to analyse, or work with what's available on the night. No coding. No prior AI experience. Any industry, any use case. Come ready to participate: **bring your laptop, your phone, and any footage you'd like to analyse. Everything else is provided.** **Three prizes awarded for the most innovative use cases built on the night.**

Step into a night of Japanese musical nostalgia and classic tracks. From the smooth sophisticated sound of City Pop and classic Showa-era nostalgia to original music and soulful blues from the artists. This promises to be a lovely evening with great talent. Featuring live performances by Sakie Shitara and Two Gun Mathilda, with DJ Mika keeping the atmosphere flowing throughout the night. Please note this is a ticketed event. Tickets can be purchased from here: [https://www.skiddle.com/e/42488914](https://l.facebook.com/l.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.skiddle.com%2Fe%2F42488914%3Futm_id%3D97758_v0_s00_e0_tv4_a1demonf9xg1ye%26fbclid%3DIwZXh0bgNhZW0CMTAAc3J0YwZhcHBfaWQQMjIyMDM5MTc4ODIwMDg5MgABHmZaPFF1bcm3Pg2zLcSVgqh9zUqwuH-fayUxu3eTPd-6N6PCBAetUqzsH4WX_aem_VFtaSW2oRdN0LVWM8C8Ymg&h=AUCgHUsp6-gNC0lPzNuJj6W9e7aXt3KSKzvpVfZIh_7_9xFi26J2toxfMTRlyO7FIdOE2WutRdqx05rRcCnKdmUsJe7NAbAYX3WYUdaAGNe2ebzxdqDb7hz1z91gES_TbtVx5o78os_D9g&__tn__=q&c%5B0%5D=AUBnr8uh2iY2aF82wbOV8IR9riP8HW_ctCEsnyGjrNcbPUku_W1lEEyZ3756UAhr9l7W5wGrrKO6jiszJzFxaEAmrCZiPzDjMqqSgjl_yPelvj-aPt4D98rdl8AmfgaYrpt8Z3pNMzJYnSp5AcwhJmZPK7JygLnag1c) Venue: The Water Rats, 328 Gray's Inn Road, King's Cross, London, WC1X 8BZ Start time: 19:00 Closest Train/Underground stations: Kings Cross/St Pancras

🌟 We love to welcome you at our Monday Classes at 4Water London! 🌟 Our class structure helps you learn and grow at your own pace! **Every Monday**, we’ll guide you on your dance journey from Absolute Beginners to Higher Intermediate, with classes tailored just for you. 💃 Schedule Overview: 🕒 6:30-7:00 PM Absolute Beginners ✨ **Free** to attend every week ✨ Perfect for those just starting. Join anytime and get a feel for the basics! 🕒 7:00-8:00 PM Beginners and Intermediate (Parallel Classes) Beginners Join our 8-week flexible program, designed so you can start at any point! We also have a great value pass—just £55 for 8 consecutive weeks! The program is built to keep your momentum high, no matter when you begin during the cycle. Intermediate Building on Beginners’ skills, this class is tailored to your progress. Grab a £80 pass for 10 classes, which can be used anytime for any level above Beginners. 🕒 8:00-9:00 PM Improvers and Higher Intermediate (Parallel Classes) Improvers Know our 6 basic moves from the Beginner and Intermediate courses? This 16-week class will take your dancing to the next level! Higher Intermediate For advanced dancers, this class hones in on deeper skills, tailored by your teacher to meet your needs. No matter where you are on your dance journey, we’ve got the perfect class for you! 🗓️ Join us this Monday and be part of a welcoming, supportive community. Learn, connect, and grow while contributing to a good cause! 🌍 Inquire with us to get your discounted pass—don’t miss this chance to take your dance skills to the next level! See you on Monday! Your 4Water Team

uSwitch is located on the first floor of the ZPG building at 5 Copper Row, London, SE1 2LH, London (Click on the map for directions) What 3 words location: [https://what3words.com/puts.sudden.else](https://what3words.com/puts.sudden.else) The Clojure dojo is a collaborative way to learn Clojure/ClojureScript through practice. The aim is to learn a little more than before you started. This event is for those new to coding through to more experienced developers. We organise into small groups (2-4) people and write code to solve challenges great and small, chosen by those at the event. We aim to ensure someone in your group has some Clojure experience, so you shouldn't feel lost (well no more than all developers do when Stack Overflow is broken). Example challenges for the coding dojo are listed on this website: http://www.londonclojurians.org/code-dojo/ Various past exercises have been loaded to [https://github.com/ldnclj](https://github.com/ldnclj/lisp1.5/blob/master/src/lisp1/5.clj) # Approximate schedule: 18:40 Doors open and start collecting suggestions 18.45 Pizza should have arrived 19:00 Quick intros and vote on suggestions 19:15 Break out into groups and start practising 20:45 Gather together for a quick show and tell # What should I bring? We organise into small groups, so if you have a laptop with a working Clojure environment please bring it along (there are lots of online Clojure environments, so you can just use your browser too). # How do I get in to the building? At the glass doors press the buzzer to inform the security guard you are here. Say you are here for the event on the first floor. Is there way to talk with the Clojure community? Why yes. The Clojurians Slack channel is full of friendly people who love to try and help. People based in London are often in the #clojure-uk channel. Sign up for a free account to the Clojurians Slack community via http://clojurians.net/ What is Clojure? Clojure is a JVM language that has syntactically similarities to Lisp, full integration with Java and its libraries and focuses on providing a solution to the issue of single machine concurrency. Its small core makes it surprisingly easy for Java developers to pick up and it provides a powerful set of concurrency strategies and data structures designed to make immutable data easy to work with. If you went to Rich Hickey’s talk about creating Clojure you’ll already know this, if not it’s well worth watching the Rich Hickey “Clojure for Java Programmers” video or Stuart Halloway “Radical Simplicity” video .

**vJUG is moving to Luma. Please register at [https://luma.com/u1ifnmka](https://luma.com/u1ifnmka)** You send a message instead of calling a REST API - what can possibly go wrong? ​Welcome to the Event-Driven Adventure Park, where every message is a rollercoaster ride! Hold tight as we race through the wild loops of duplicate deliveries, out-of-order twists, and race conditions. Survive the dual-write drop, escape the consumer error maze, solve the lost message quest, and mind the privacy pirates lurking in the shadows. We’ll have 10 thrilling rides — all real war stories collected with ❤️ from 150 companies Victor trained at. Whether you’re an architect, coder, or ops hero, get ready for a wild tour through the quirks and best practices of messaging systems. No REST, just ride! 🎪 ​Your Speaker: **Victor Rentea** is a Java Champion specialising in delivering training sessions for mid- to senior-level developers and architects. Thousands of engineers from over 150 companies have attended Victor’s workshops, enabling him to develop deep insights across a variety of application domains. Distilling the lessons learned from these sessions, he gave countless educational yet entertaining talks at top conferences, where he’s known as ‘the speaker with the soundboard’. In his spare time, Victor coaches individuals and teams and organises online meetups for the European Software Crafters community. More at [https://victorrentea.ro](https://victorrentea.ro/?utm_source=luma)

ALL LEVELS Technique Class Team Shark Dojo, Battersea Sports Centre, SW11 2DA Best time to train is in the morning! Here are a few benefits: * Gets that morning workout out of the way * More productive rest of the weekend * Kickstarts your metabolism * More energy & focus for the day * Develops positive sports/fitness mindset What's involved: * Drill & Hone K1 Techniques * Flexibility exercises * Light controlled Touch-Contact (if time permits) What to bring: * All your equipment * Bottle of water * Muay Thai Kickboxing Shorts are compulsory as they are sports specific! Can be worn over leggings. Please do not wear unsuitable clothing such as track & field shorts, surf or board shorts, tracksuit bottoms etc. MMA Shorts are acceptable as they have enough stretch for flexibility & splits training *Note: If you arrive late, please dress in and join the class straight away. Do not keep the class or your training partner waiting. If you need to leave early just slide out and let your training partner or Instructor know*

**Schedule:** 📅 8 July 2026 🕡 18:15 – 18:30 - Networking 🕡 18:30 – 19:45 - Event 🕡 19:45 – 20:00 - Q&A **📍 Zero2Hero Technology Training Centre** Unit 15 Castle Square, 40 Elephant Rd, London SE17 1EU **👩‍🏫 Instructor:** Inna Petruk, Data Scientist AI tools like ChatGPT, Claude, Gemini, and Microsoft Copilot are becoming part of everyday work. But getting useful, accurate, and professional results depends on one key skill: knowing how to ask the right questions. Join us for a practical workshop where you'll learn how Prompt Engineering can help you work faster, automate repetitive tasks, improve communication, and increase productivity. **During this session, we'll explore:** • What Prompt Engineering actually is • Why companies are increasingly looking for AI-literate professionals • Common mistakes people make when using AI • Simple techniques for getting significantly better results • Real examples from business, data, software development, marketing, and project management • Hands-on exercises you can immediately apply at work Whether you're a student, professional, entrepreneur, or career changer, this workshop will show you how AI can become your daily productivity partner. No previous AI experience required. Bring your laptop and be ready to practice. Limited seats available.

Hi everyone! 👋 We are excited to announce our **July** **in-person event** 🎉 Register now and join us for a wonderful evening hosted by **Monzo** 🥳 **Broadwalk House, 5 Appold St, London EC2A 2AG** Please provide us with your **name** for registration purposes. **Agenda - rough timings** * **6:00 PM** \- Refreshments and registration * **6:30 PM -** Welcome and a few words from our hosts * **6:40 PM** \- 🗣️ **Write Your Wins Before Someone Else Writes Your Story:** [Aditi Sharma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditisharmaaa/) \| Engineering Manager **8:15 PM** \- Networking/Discussion * **7:10 PM** \- Break * **7:30 PM** \- 🗣️ **Learning Go with AI, whilst staying in the driver's seat**: [Cynthia Mbulu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-mbulu/) \| Software Engineer \*\*\* **Write Your Wins Before Someone Else Writes Your Story \| [Aditi Sharma](https://www.linkedin.com/in/aditisharmaaa/) \| Engineering Manager** Learning a new programming language can feel intimidating—but every stage of an engineering career comes with learning something new. In this interactive session, Aditi Sharma shares her journey from writing her first production code at Oracle, to building systems at Goldman Sachs, spending nearly nine years at Amazon, and now leading two engineering teams at Monzo. Along the way, she'll explore a challenge many women in technology face: we're often much better at doing great work than talking about it. Drawing on research from Lean In and her own leadership experience, Aditi will lead a practical exercise to help attendees recognise, articulate, and celebrate their achievements with confidence. Whether you're writing your first Go program or taking your next career step, you'll leave with practical tools to own your accomplishments and invest in your growth. **Speaker Bio:** Aditi Sharma is an Engineering Manager at Monzo, where she leads two engineering teams building consumer-facing products and platform capabilities. Before joining Monzo, she spent nearly nine years at Amazon leading large-scale engineering initiatives, including customer-facing AI experiences, after beginning her career as a software engineer at Oracle and Goldman Sachs. Across every role, one thing has remained constant: the need to learn continuously. Passionate about helping engineers grow, Aditi enjoys mentoring, building high-performing teams, and encouraging others—especially women in technology—to recognise their achievements and pursue opportunities with confidence. **Learning Go with AI, whilst staying in the driver's seat** \| **[Cynthia Mbulu](https://www.linkedin.com/in/cynthia-mbulu/) \| Software Engineer** Six months into learning Go at Monzo (and freshly back from my first GopherCon EU), I've gradually been figuring out how to use AI to learn this new language *with* me, rather than *for* me. In this talk I'll share: 1. the honest 1:1 with my onboarding buddy that made me re-think my learning workflow, 2. the value-vs-pointer-receiver bug that tripped me up and got me thinking about the nuances of Go vs JavaScript, 3. and lastly, the three tactics I now use to stay in the driver's seat If you're a new Gopher (or a career switcher in learning mode), you'll hopefully leave with a practical framework for using AI as a co-pilot (not the driver) and protecting the struggle that actually makes you a better engineer. **Speaker Bio:** Cynthia is a Software Engineer at Monzo and former NHS Hospital Pharmacist of 8+ years, who self-taught her way into tech in 2021 during the COVID pandemic. She's since built a varied career across the NHS, Accenture, the Financial Times, Gousto, and Monzo. In her spare time she documents her career-change journey on Substack ([healthtotech.substack.com](http://healthtotech.substack.com/)) and LinkedIn, partners with companies to help underrepresented groups build tech skills, and enjoys creating modern tech solutions for healthcare problems she lived through as a Pharmacist. \*\*\* 🙋‍♀️ **Want to help shape the future of Women Who Go (London)?** We're looking for enthusiastic new organisers to join our amazing team! If you're interested in getting involved, please reach out to one of the organisers or email london-organisers@womenwhogo.org - we'd love to hear from you! ✨ 🗣️ **Interested in speaking at one of our events?** **[Our Call for Papers](https://www.papercall.io/women-who-go-ldn)** is always open! Whether you're an experienced presenter or new to public speaking, we'd love to hear from you. Once you submit your idea, we’ll reach out to find a suitable time and help you to prepare your talk. 💪 Our meetup often features talks in three recurring themes: * **Deep dives into Go** — advanced topics or lesser-known features of the language * **Project showcases** — real-world applications and tools built with Go * **No-code reflections** — insights on navigating life and work as a software engineer Don’t worry if your talk doesn’t fit neatly into one of these categories — we’re always open to fresh ideas and new perspectives! ==================== 🏡 Interested in hosting or supporting us? Please get in touch london-organisers@womenwhogo.org and we can discuss how you can get involved! ==================== 📜 All Women Who Go events operate under the Go Community Code of Conduct - [https://golang.org/conduct](https://golang.org/conduct)

*📣 **Description*** Prompt engineering only gets you so far. To build AI agents that actually understand your business, your architecture, and your rules, you need more than a clever "System Prompt"—you need a Brain. In this session, we move past the theory and dive straight into real-world examples of AI Playbooks that actively save time and money. We’ll show you exactly how a governed metadata layer—the Context Catalog—transforms tribal knowledge into repeatable, agentic workflows that automate complex tasks across the SDLC. Join us to see these Playbooks in action and learn how to scale your engineering efficiency from day one. ⏲️ ***Agenda*** 6:00 Pizza and drinks 6:30 Welcome 6:45 Talk 7:30 Q&A 7:45 Networking and Pizzas! 🍕 8:30 Wrap up & See you at the next Meetup! 🎙️***Speaker*** Giulio Roggero CTO @ Mia-Platform 25 years of experience in software engineering, serial entrepreneur with more than 10 business initiatives launched, today is co-founder and CTO at Mia-Platform, the Internal Developer Platform named by Gartner Cool Vendor for Software Engineering Technologies and in the Cloud Application Platforms Magic Quadrant. Principal focus: cloud native, platform engineering, data fabric and omnichannel experience. He likes to paint Blood Bowl miniatures, construct Lego, build and drive RC Cars and learn piano.

## Build an Automated Social Media Workflow with AI — No Coding Required Are you struggling to stay consistent on social media? Curious about how businesses are using AI to create content, automate workflows, and grow faster? In this practical 90-minute workshop, we’ll show you how to combine AI tools with automation platforms like [n8n](https://n8n.io?utm_source=chatgpt.com) to build a smart Instagram marketing workflow. This is not a theory-heavy marketing talk. You’ll see a real end-to-end AI workflow in action. Perfect for: * Small business owners * Freelancers * Content creators * Beginners curious about AI * Developers & marketers * Anyone interested in automation and modern digital marketing 🕓 **Schedule:** * 18:15 - Networking * 18:30 - Program starts * 19:30 - Q&A - networking * 20:00 - End \-\-\-\-\- zero2hero Address: Unit 15 Castle Square, 40 Elephant Rd, London SE17 1EU WhatsApp: +447470914266

Columbus Code & 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! **What to Expect at the Intro Circle** \~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~\~ Near the beginning of the event (1:30 pm), we do a standup: * Organizer announcements, updates, and logistics Round 1 - (7 secs max): * Your name * What you're working on * What you can help others with Round 2: * Community events you wanna plug. If none, that's cool too. Round 3: * 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! Feel free to work alone, pair up, attend one of our workshops/presentations, or mingle!

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

**Latest Dojo Location!** **Knotty Pine Brewing** 1765 W 3rd Ave, Columbus, OH 43212 We're going to try a new dojo location for a few weeks and see how it works Dojos are informal Python group study sessions where everyone interested in Python gathers to learn about Python, help others with Python, or just hang out. Everyone is welcome from Python beginners to experts. Bringing a laptop is encouraged (we'll have extension cords and power strips). If there's something you want to learn leave a comment on this invite so we can plan ahead. We're looking for speakers for our Monthly Meetups! Fill out the form if you are interested in presenting to the Python Community. https://forms.gle/ehSfUAC2WgR34Crq9

Odoo Academy is a series of **one-day**, **FREE training** sessions where participants can learn directly from our **seasoned experts**. Master a specific **Odoo application** or delve into **industry-specific** functionalities. Join us in our **Columbus, OH** for hands on training in Odoo's Accounting app and take your business to the next level! Training will be given in **ENGLISH**. Lunch is **included**. Participants must bring their **OWN laptop** for the practical exercises. For any inquiries, feel free to reach out to us at ellee@odoo.com. [Register Here Now! ](https://www.odoo.com/r/8yd)**[\[](https://www.odoo.com/r/gO9)Limited Seats Available!]**

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