About us
A Tacoma coding meetup for any dev-curious, aspiring, or professional developer to hack on your personal projects, network with others, or work on your interview prep. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your laptop! Details on individual event pages.
We typically meet every month. Join and get updated on our group events.
🧑🤝🧑 Community Discord:
https://codeandcoffee.chat
🌐 Our Website
https://www.codeandcoffee.org
🏛️ Our community centers around three principles:
Belonging, Safety, and Trust. Please report harassment over meetup to an organizer or contact email in our Code of Conduct.
🧑💻 Software Developers, you may find value at our meetup doing one or none of the following: look for a better job, meet developers and make friends, validate the feasibility of an ambitious side project, get help with my coding blocker or homework, gain insight and awareness into a company you're interviewing for, learn about other professions involving code, join a vibrant online discord community, and/or hangout to sip coffee in a perfect space with friendly people.
📈 Tech companies, we're currently available for sponsorships and partnerships! You may find us helpful in business areas such as developer relations, brand visibility, product feedback, user interviews, recruiting, lead generation, and community engagement.
Upcoming events
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Tacoma Code & Coffee: Co-Work @ Kimball Coffeehouse
Kimball Coffeehouse, 6659 Kimball Dr a102, Gig Harbor, WA 98335, Gig Harbor, WA, USNote: Please RSVP to secure your spot.
Code and Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. Drink some coffee, bring your laptop, and have engaging conversations. This is a great opportunity to learn from others, share your knowledge, and possibly collaborate on side projects, online courses, or even your day-to-day work tasks.
Venue
Our venue is Kimball Coffeehouse. Check them out here: https://maps.app.goo.gl/fkifn2LEWfUimrYJ8. Coffee and pastries available for purchase.Agenda
- 9 AM - Arrival + Grab a Drink
- 9:30 AM - Intro Circle
- 11 AM - Wrap Up
The Intro Circle
Around 9:30, we'll go around the group and introduce ourselves.Round 1:
Your name
Your occupation/professional interests
What would you like help with/what can you help with?Round 2:
Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
Community events you wanna plug.After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized. Find a social circle or grab a table and code.
🚗 Parking at Kimball Coffeehouse
Parking spaces are available in the parking lot directly in front of Kimball.Find us on…
Discord
Instagram
Official websiteWe will be looking to take photos during the meetup. 📸 Let one of the organizers know if you would rather we not include you in the photos!
4 attendees
Tacoma Code & Coffee @ The Pioneer Collective
The Pioneer Collective, 1102 A Street, Suite 300, Tacoma, WA, USNOTE: Please read description on free parking, pastries, and coffee! Please RSVP to secure your spot and help us get an accurate count on coffee.
Code and Coffee is an inclusive, informal co-working session. People of all skill levels attend, and we love it that way. Many people bring projects to work on, and many other people socialize the entire time. It's entirely up to you!
The Intro Circle
Around 30 minutes into the event (12:30 pm), we will do a standup in a circle.Round 1:
Your name
Your occupation/professional interests
What would you like help with/what can you help with?Round 2:
Job opportunities you're hiring for OR announce that you are looking for one. If none, that's cool.
Community events you wanna plug.After the introduction circle, everything is self-organized. Talks/demos will be hosted in a nearby meeting room (details below).
Presentation
Programming Art: Math Techniques for Artistic Coding - Nathan Whitehead
Abstract: This talk showcases the work of digital artists and unpacks the mathematical programming techniques behind it, including pseudorandom numbers and probability distributions, noise, color formulas for shaders, divergence-free vector fields, and iterated function system fractals. Aimed at programmers who want to make generative art but aren't sure what math to learn or direction to go.
Presenter: Nathan is a retired professional software developer and the founder of Shimmer Math Labs. Nathan received their PhD in computer science from the University of California, Santa Cruz. They have worked at NVIDIA, Qualcomm, and Amazon, as well as taught computer science as a lecturer at UCSC. Nathan’s interests include math, AI, performance optimization, visual novels, audio algorithms, and poetry.FREE coffee and pastries ☕️ + 🥐
There will be free pastries and coffee.🚗 Parking at The Pioneer Collective
Free street parking is available all day Sunday in Tacoma. You can also park for free all day at the Tacoma Dome station. From there, hop on the T Line for a 10-minute ride to Courthouse Square (exit at the Theater District Station and head east down the hill towards Pacific and A Street).Find us on…
Discord
Instagram
Official websiteWe will be looking to take photos during the meetup. 📸 Let one of the organizers know if you would rather we not include you in the photos!
17 attendees
Past events
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