[LRUG] London Ruby Dojo (and DoJunior!)

steven shingler shingler at gmail.com
Tue Jan 24 02:40:03 PST 2012


I think it is great that you guys are setting this up. You're absolutely
right that we need more coders and we should be encouraging more "junior"
coders. I'll try to come along. :)


On Tue, Jan 24, 2012 at 10:35 AM, Jonathon Horsman
<jonathon at arctickiwi.com>wrote:

> 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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