CodeRetreat on Saturday, Dec 3rd

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Bradley Grzesiak

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Nov 25, 2011, 1:47:15 PM11/25/11

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Hey everyone!

Have you ever seen a musician on stage who only touches an instrument in front of a paying audience? Or what about a major league baseball player swinging a bat only when there are at least 10k people on hand to watch?

Of course not! They practice. The question becomes: as programmers, how come we almost never practice?

Enter Code Retreats.

Code Retreats are a structured way to practice the art and craft of programming. Organized for the first time in 2009, code retreats have been practiced both privately and publicly all over the world. Saturday, December 3rd, however, is the first Global Day of Code Retreats, when almost 90 different cities across the world will host their own code retreats in time-zone-staggered unison. The first will start in Sydney and the last will wrap west around all the way to Honolulu.

The reason you're receiving this email is that Madison will be participating! Bendyworks will host up to 18 developers on Saturday, December 3rd, starting at 8:30am. The event will feature pair programming with a varied audience... yes, you might tinker in a language foreign to you! (Think of yourself as a guitarist picking up a set of drumsticks!) The event will be hosted by a facilitator who will lead you through each of the (really fun) exercises. And lunch will be catered*.

If you'd like to attend, please RSVP on Eventbrite. Remember, due to space constraints, we can only host 18 people, so sign up right away!

If you have any questions, please ask me! And check out the official page for the canonical explanation of how Code Retreats work.

Thanks!

:brad

[*] We're looking for sponsors, so please contact me if your company wants to be part of this awesome event!

PS: If you're a college football fan, don't worry: the Big Ten Football Championship starts well after the Code Retreat is finished.