[LRUG] London Ruby Dojo (and DoJunior!)

Jonathon Horsman jonathon at arctickiwi.com
Tue Jan 24 02:35:33 PST 2012


I've done lots of work with Sidekick Studios, they're a great bunch of fun
people doing interesting and worthwhile projects.

Worth going along if you can spare a Thursday evening to use your talents
to make the world a better place, and have a beer while you're at it!

Cheers

On 24 January 2012 10:22, Alistair Roche <alistair at sidekickstudios.net>wrote:

> Hello Rubyists!
>
> We’re hosting a Ruby Coding Dojo at our studio (
> http://sidekickstudios.net ) in Old Street every Thursday at 6pm,
> starting from the 26th. We’ll pick a challenge, and then split into
> teams and try to come up with interesting solutions. Afterwards we’ll
> compare, contrast and review. And go to the pub.
>
> Everyone is welcome, whether you’re a Ruby novice or expert, and the
> beer is most definitely on us. It’ll be fun, and you’ll keep your
> brain sharp.
>
> At the same time, we’ll be running DoJunior, where kids pair up with
> developers and build awesome web apps. The world needs more coders,
> and our schools aren’t teaching the real stuff. We’re working with
> local youth organisations to make sure we reach kids who wouldn’t
> otherwise have the funds, contacts or confidence to get this
> opportunity.
>
> Anyone who wants to help mentor and teach the next generation of
> hackers should get in touch with us, or just rock up to our studio
> Thursday at 6pm.
>
> There won't be any kids this week, just the dojo and a chance for
> anyone interested in DoJunior to find out more and get involved.
>
> We’re right next to Old Street Station:
>
> Sidekick Studios
> Third Floor, Fergusson House, 124-128 City Road, London, EC1V 2NJ
> http://g.co/maps/b7ena
>
> Can’t wait to hear from you or see you.
>
> Cheers,
>
> Alistair (resident geek) and Lara (community manager) @ Sidekick Studios
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