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Programming Study Group

[email protected]

(internal preso)

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Why?

• Eliminates rusty brain syndrome

• Helps you think in new ways

• Learning new languages / technologies help you better understand the technologies you already work with

• You might find a new tool, practice, etc that you will find indespensible

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When and How?

• Mondays at 5:30 (if there are no previous work commitments

• 1 hour long

• Go through a tutorial and discuss it

• Commit to at least 1 hour a week to try out what you discussed in the group, and talk about it next week (might be a toy app, something you learned, etc)