ALT A picture of a codebar workshop. People in groups of 2 sat down with a laptop learning to code.

ALT Join us on the 11th, 12th, and 13th March 2022 for 3 packed days of talks, workshops, demos, and panel discussions covering topics from the focus of the day – coding, career, or wellbeing.

ALT The Call for Proposals for codebar Festival is still open. If you have a proposal for a session on the topic code, career, or wellbeing please fill in the form below. We strongly encourage people to submit who may never have done a talk before.

ALT We are very excited to release a new 100% virtual event in collaboration with The Pragmatic Bookshelf called the Literary Festival. 4 days of talks, workshops, and quizzes from technical writers and authors on a whole range of topics.

ALT codebar and Makers Scholarship is now open

ALT Friday schedule: 9AM - Gonçalo Morais - A practical guide for conducting effective code reviews 9:30AM - Kevin Lewis / Vonage - Intro to APIs 10:30AM - Kim Diep and Shannon Farvolden - React workshop (with API) 11:30AM - Arti Mathanda - Getting Started With Storybook for React 12:30PM - Divyansh Khandelwal - DevOps Demystified 1:30PM - Zahra Waheed and Bushra Hussain - Deploy website to GH pages 2:30PM - Katja Mordaunt and Felienne Hermans - Reading Code 4PM - Tom Kail - Writing Interactive Stories with Ink 5PM - Iris Pea Tyczynska - Pair programming - theory and practice 6PM - Jimmy Shah - Intro to SQL! 7PM - Anna Skoulikari - Intro to Git 8PM - Stefania Rosca - Testing -never, never for me- 8:15PM - Beverley Newing and James Buller - Getting started with Accessibility Testing

ALT Saturday Schedule: 9:30AM - Michelle Steele - Fear of public speaking & presentations 10:30AM - Matt Northam - Little Scraps of Wisdom 11:15AM - CV/Portfolio session 12:15PM - How to land your first developer job panel 1:30PM - Amina Adewusi - How to find your perfect mentor when you don't know how 2PM - Olga Stokowiec - Don't let the imposter syndrome kill your vibe. Bringing diverse backgrounds into tech 2:30PM - James Brumpton - Being Gay in QA & Tech 3PM - Beatrice Opara - Tech & Social Impact: The Power of Volunteering 3:45PM - How to advance your career once you are in a job panel 5PM - Sponsor Hour 6PM - Eddie Jaoude - What is Open Source and why you should care 6:45PM - Technical Writing Panel 7:15PM - Tom Renner - Staying in one place doesn't mean standing still 7:45PM - Harshna Patel - Interviews are 2-way streets!

ALT Sunday schedule: 10AM - Yoga with Nicole Moliniere 11AM - Ismael Velasco - Making Friends With Impostor Syndrome 12PM - Janine Luk - Dare to be different in a world that expects you to fit in. 1PM - Amy Eleftheriades - Emotional Regulation; understanding feelings and tips for being ok 2PM - Naz Ezeonyebuchi - Staying Healthy as a Remote Developer 3PM - Alex Radu - Make your work days work for you 3:30PM - Marion LV - "Tech" Care of Yourself": Strategies for better mental health in tech 4PM - Alex Jukes - Holistic Development 5PM - Iain Ross - Man up: managing anxiety and mental health awareness in a man's world 6PM - Ju Liu - How To Make Great Pizza At Home 7PM - Angie Pollacchi - The Radical Power of Rest 10AM - Meditation Session with Rifa Thorpe-Tracey