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Time: December 14, 2013 all day
Location: Many Cities
Website or Map: http://coderetreat.org/
Event Type: conference
Organized By: Code Retreat
Latest Activity: Dec 9, 2013
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Find out more about the Coderetreat Community Network.
Coderetreat is a day-long, intensive practice event, focusing on the fundamentals of software development and design. By providing developers the opportunity to take part in focused practice away from the pressures of 'getting things done', the coderetreat format has proven itself to be a highly effective means of skill improvement more...
The Coderetreat Community Contribution Fund (c3f) provides funding for community-based, education-oriented software development events and programs more...
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