About us
This community is a breeding ground for lots of cool events involving software engineering. It is open to all people who are passionate about development and strongly believe in mastering the craft of software. Your experience level can be that of a level 1 front end ninja to that of a level 80 embedded software magician. Everybody who believes their craft is something to be proud of and something worth mastering and sharing is welcome to join our ranks.
These are some of the basic principles we believe in as software crafters:
Not only working software, but also well-crafted software <br> Not only responding to change, but also steadily adding value <br> Not only individuals and interactions, but also a community of professionals <br> Not only customer collaboration, but also productive partnerships
This community is fully (programming) language agnostic and will hosts events in whatever (programming) language is relevant for the people joining the event. In the past this has mostly happened in English and Dutch.
Upcoming events
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CodeRetreat Leuven
AE Leuven, Interleuvenlaan 76, Leuven, BECome and join your fellow peers to have a good time practicing writing code to get better at writing code in your real jobs.
We’ll start off with koffiekoeken and form pairs to do the Game of Life Code Kata.
After 45 minutes we’ll delete all our code and talk about new insights you’ve gained.
Then we’ll pair up with new people and do it all over again but with new constraints applied, like not using conditional expressions, or committing code on green within 2 minutes.At some point we’ll break for lunch and we’ll figure something out for dinner too.
## What to bring?
This event is very hands-on and it’s always better to come prepared.
Bring your laptop (and peripherals if this helps you code better).
Make sure you’ve installed GIT, and some programming languages you like.
Here are some kickstarting code repositories you can already clone to see if they are usable for you on your machine:
https://github.com/SoftwareSandbox/coderetreat-kotlin
https://github.com/SoftwareSandbox/coderetreat-java17
https://github.com/SoftwareSandbox/coderetreat-elm
https://github.com/TimmyGilissen/coderetreat-dotnetcore## Schedule
08:30 Welcome with koffiekoeken
09:00 Kick-off, facilitated by Tim Schraepen
09:30 First kata
12:30 Lunch break
13:30 More kata’s
17:30 Closing## Is this event for me?
If one or more of these apply to you, I’d say you’ll have a good time and learn something new:
- You’re a student and want to learn from people that code for a living
- You want to improve your coding skills
- You want to learn how to improve your AI context/harness engineering via software crafting skills
- You’ve never done Test Driven Development before
- You’re experienced and want to pair with somebody outside of your team
- You’re very experienced and want to help your peers grow their coding skills
## Practical Info
Our host of the day is AE | Adapt & Enable and along with sponsoring the food and drinks, they’ve lent their office space (desks, monitors, meeting rooms, …) to help you become a better software developer.
15 attendees
Software Crafting & Testing Open Space: Ghent
Qargo, Gaston Crommenlaan 4, Gent, BEAn Open Space for all things Software Crafting and Testing.
Everyone welcome!
Do you have a passion, interest or curiosity in software development and testing? Great, you're in! Whether you're a seasoned expert or just taking your first steps in the industry, we're pretty sure we've got something for you (and vice-versa).
Lightning talks
We start off with lightning talks, where you can give a 5-7 minute presentation about something cool you want to share. These are usually rather informal, so don't worry if you've never done this before - this is a great opportunity to give a talk in a friendly environment.
The Open Space itself
We have a couple of rooms where 30 minute sessions are run in parallel. A session can be an informal discussion in comfy chairs, a demo or presentation, practicing katas together, or anything in between. There are no requirements for you before you can join a session - just bring yourself, an open mind and your opinions.
Before the Open Space starts, anyone can suggest sessions about something they want to learn about. Whether you're an expert on some topic, or you're just getting your feet wet, the only requirement to run a session is that you're there to host it.A safe space as well.
Our meetup is dedicated to providing a harassment-free experience for everyone, regardless of gender, gender identity and expression, age, sexual orientation, disability, physical appearance, body size, race, ethnicity, religion (or lack thereof), or technology choices. To enable this, we expect everyone attending to follow the code of conduct at http://confcodeofconduct.com
Drinks & Food will be provided by our host of the evening: Qargo
Founded in 2020, Qargo is an intelligent, cloud-based Transport Management platform that goes beyond the limits of traditional TMS systems. Designed for carriers, freight forwarders, and 3PLs, Qargo helps modern logistics companies digitise operations and automate repetitive manual work across the full transport cycle - from order entry and transport planning to optimising runs and building loads, invoicing, and reporting. It integrates seamlessly with existing tools, helping businesses to operate more efficiently and profitably, reduce environmental impact, and scale with confidence. For more information, visit www.qargo.com
30 attendees
Past events
200
