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Hello!
- -16–17 September 2016
-Hello!
- -ClojureBridge is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the Clojure community. We provide free, introductory workshops focusing on web development with Clojure. We were inspired by RailsBridge, and we follow their model closely. Our workshops are hands-on, with attendees truly programming a majority of the time, not just sitting in a room listening to lectures.
- -Following the existing RailsBridge model we offer free workshops to women, and we plan on expanding our reach in the future to ensure even more diversity above and beyond gender alone. Our attendees range from someone who has never programmed a day in their life, to experienced developers new to Clojure.
- -Clojure is a relatively new programming language that values simplicity, expressiveness, and practicality. The simplicity of the language makes it excellent to learn if you are new to programming and a pleasure to use, either way. Its expressiveness and practicality make it a language that gives you a lot of power to turn your ideas into working software.
- -ClojureBridge is an open source project. If you’re interested in helping to build the Clojure community, we encourage you to get involved.
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-ClojureBridge is an all-volunteer organization dedicated to increasing diversity in the Clojure community. We provide free, introductory workshops focusing on web development with Clojure, a relatively new programming language valuing simplicity, expressiveness, and practicality. Clojure’s simplicity makes it excellent to learn for newcomers and a pleasure to use for more experienced engineers. Its expressiveness and emphasis on practicality make it a powerful tool for turning ideas into working software.
- -ClojureBridge is inspired by RailsBridge and follows their model closely. Following the existing RailsBridge model, we offer free workshops to women and plan on expanding our reach to ensure more diversity above and beyond gender alone. Local developers organize workshops, using a base curriculum as a starting point. These hands-on workshops last two days, beginning with a Friday evening ‘Installfest’ where students setup developer tools on their laptops, and a Saturday workshop focused on introducing syntax, concepts, and structures from Clojure. The workshop culminates in an afternoon project in web development, data visualization, or computer graphics.
- -ClojureBridge workshops contribute to a larger grassroots effort to ensure that technologists reflect our broader communities. Our attendees range from programming newcomers to experienced engineers new to Clojure. Developers joining the ClojureBridge community as teachers learn to be more empathetic, deepen their knowledge of their craft and importantly challenge their preconceptions of what a programmer looks like.
- -Our process and curriculum is decentralized and open source. We provide resources and a base curriculum for local organizers of workshops.
- -ClojureBridge is seeking monetary support to enable additional workshops by experienced organizers, as well as expand geographically with new workshops outside of major metropolitan areas.
- -In particular, our geographic expansion has increased the need for funds in locations where Clojure is less well-known by local businesses and developer communities. Sponsorship would allow ClojureBridge to alleviate the fundraising burden for organizers in these areas, who have already committed to recruiting volunteers, supporting students, reviewing teaching materials, and securing workshop venues.
- -Sponsorship would also improve accessibility, providing free food, drinks, supplies, and childcare for students and volunteers during the weekend of the workshop.
- -If you are interested in donating your time and skills to ClojureBridge, including by organizing a new workshop, please see our information for new contributors or email your questions to info@clojurebridge.org.
- -If you’re interested in a financial donation: fantastic! As ClojureBridge workshops do not charge tuition to students, we seek monetary and in-kind donations to cover their costs. By sponsoring ClojureBridge, you are publicly demonstrating to current and future software developers that your organization values diversity, openness, and excellence.
- -We accept contributions through PayPal and can also provide tax-deductible invoicing. ClojureBridge is part of Bridge Foundry. Bridge Foundry is part of School Factory, a non-profit 501(c)(3) organization.
- -Thanks!
- -The ClojureBridge Organizers and Community
- -ClojureBridge aims to increase diversity within the Clojure community by offering free, beginner-friendly Clojure programming workshops for women.
- -ClojureBridge was started in 2014 and is part of Bridge Foundry. All around the world there have been workshops organized by people like you! Many people volunteered in different ways. Here are some insights for you to get involved:
- -There are different ways you can contribute. Maybe you like to…
- -You want to organize a workshop in your area? Great! Let’s get started! For a minimal viable workshop you need to find:
- -We recommend you to join our workshop mailing list. When you decided for a date and have found a venue we are happy to receive your information via an issue in our workshops repository on GitHub. Then we will publish your workshop on our website and assign you a mentor who can help you with answers to questions and by providing resources and information.
- -You can find lots of information in our organizing repository on GitHub and read about the Workshop Planning Timeline. Resources on Diversity provides a number of great resources on how to create a diverse, inclusive event. Feel free to read and contribute to these documents.
- -ClojureBridge follows the BridgeFoundry Code of Conduct.
- -Last, but not least, you might want to find some sponsors. They can help you provide awesome food, drinks or fancy swag for your learners so that this workshop will stay a memorable event.
- -As a coach you and your co-coach will teach a small group of attendees Clojure and fundamental programming principles at the workshop. This way you can help to start new carriers in tech. Have a look at our curriculum. Coaching is an awesome experience. It helps you understand Clojure better and to practice your explaining skills which is also useful for work.
- -As a teaching assistant or a “floating coach” you also help attendees learn Clojure. You are not assigned to a fixed group but you can float around and help when questions arise. Being a teaching assistant might be your thing if you just started learning Clojure yourself.
- -What would ClojureBridge be without our sponsors? Many great companies and private people have sponsored ClojureBridge workshops. With their help it was possible to provide food, drinks, T-shirts, notebooks and stickers for the attendees at different workshops. -You can help by sponsoring the workshop in your area or abroad but also a donation to ClojureBridge is very welcome to help us spread the word, run our servers etc.
- -Our curriculum can be found in our curriculum repository. You are very welcome to join our curriculum mailing list and share your ideas.
- -Last, but not least, you can help ClojureBridge by spreading the word! Introduce ClojureBridge at your local meetup groups, especially events for women. Retweet, post and share whatever you find about ClojureBridge. Tell the women YOU know and love about it and encourage them to attend!
- -Please mail us if you have any questions: info@clojurebridge.org
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- 16–17 September 2016