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In July, we hosted the second event in the Women’s DIY Series: Learn Together, Develop it Yourself. We were thrilled that more than 30 women from all different professions and various levels of programming experience come together in Chicago during this seven-hour workshop to learn AngularJS.
The workshop included three blocks of coding sessions, where participants worked through an AngularJS tutorial in small groups. They learned key AngularJS concepts with the help of each other and a coach. The sessions were broken up with lots of energizers and team building activities so participants could meet with other people who weren’t in their immediate group
As organizers, we can’t underscore enough the importance of learning and adapting a program. In particular, this time around we learned more about the value the Women’s DIY series provided to them.
Some highlights include:
Just as in the first workshop, the environment was full of driven, intelligent people who were passionate about software development. This created a friendly, fast-paced atmosphere that was perfect for kick starting learning AngularJS.
Read about our first DIY event that focused on building a mobile app with Android. Join our MeetUp for news on our next event.
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