After a short intro, we'll get into groups/pairs or work solo - whatever people feel most comfortable with - and start building. We usually work through a kata (sometimes from this website), but we're open to suggestions, if there's something specific you'd like to cover, please let us know.
You choose how you want to work and what language you want to code in - this could be a language you are familiar with or new to. So far we have seen Python, Javascript, C#, Java, VB, Rust and Elixir. This session is about collaborating with others, becoming a better developer and building your network, in a fun, relaxed environment.
Throughout we will be sharing ideas, discussing best practices and using this as an opportunity to learn from our fellow coders. There's no need to be a professional developer - if you're interested, come along.
Food and drinks will be provided, with vegetarian and vegan options available. All you need to do is bring a machine if you'd like to code along.
Upcoming Events
Join us for an interactive, roundtable discussion in an unconference format. Everyone is encouraged to suggest topics related to software development, craftsmanship, or any tech-related challenges. After voting on the topics, we’ll focus on discussing the most popular ones.
It’s a great chance to dive into the issues that matter to you, share insights, and collaborate on practical solutions. Whether you're seeking advice, offering your perspective, or eager to learn from others' experiences, this is a space to tackle real-world problems together.
No preparation is needed, just bring your ideas, challenges, and curiosity!
Food and drinks are provided, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
Software Crafters Newcastle – Solutions Shop
Join us for an interactive, roundtable discussion in an unconference format. Everyone is encouraged to suggest topics related to software development, craftsmanship, or any tech-related challenges. After voting on the topics, we’ll focus on discussing the most popular ones.
It’s a great chance to dive into the issues that matter to you, share insights, and collaborate on practical solutions. Whether you're seeking advice, offering your perspective, or eager to learn from others' experiences, this is a space to tackle real-world problems together.
No preparation is needed, just bring your ideas, challenges, and curiosity!
Food and drinks are provided, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
We have a very special meetup for our April edition!
We are delighted to welcome Paul Grenyer, Senior Team Lead from Haven to discuss:
Beyond the Code: Designing Services That Stand the Test of Time
As software engineers, it’s easy to get lost in the excitement of implementing clever business logic: the algorithms, the workflows, the elegant domain models. But the success (or failure) of a service rarely hinges on its core logic alone. What really separates a fragile prototype from a resilient, scalable system is everything that happens around that logic: the invisible scaffolding that shapes how a service behaves, communicates, and recovers when things go wrong.
In this session I’ll explore the often-overlooked aspects of building robust services. The decisions that make the difference between smooth operations and painful refactors months down the line. I’ll unpack how thoughtful design choices early on can pay dividends in maintainability, observability, and security later. Whether you’re building your first microservice or managing an ecosystem of services, you’ll leave with practical ideas for designing services.
Key Takeaways:
- Why the non-domain aspects of a service are often what determine its long-term success
- How to think holistically about design, structure, and reliability
- Strategies for evolving your services without introducing chaos
This is a great opportunity to learn, share and discuss some of the most important topics related to software engineering we are facing, so come along with your thoughts, concerns, questions and ideas to make this talk as interactive as possible.
Beyond the Code: Designing Services That Stand The Test of Time
We have a very special meetup for our April edition!
We are delighted to welcome Paul Grenyer, Senior Team Lead from Haven to discuss:
Beyond the Code: Designing Services That Stand the Test of Time
As software engineers, it’s easy to get lost in the excitement of implementing clever business logic: the algorithms, the workflows, the elegant domain models. But the success (or failure) of a service rarely hinges on its core logic alone. What really separates a fragile prototype from a resilient, scalable system is everything that happens around that logic: the invisible scaffolding that shapes how a service behaves, communicates, and recovers when things go wrong.
In this session I’ll explore the often-overlooked aspects of building robust services. The decisions that make the difference between smooth operations and painful refactors months down the line. I’ll unpack how thoughtful design choices early on can pay dividends in maintainability, observability, and security later. Whether you’re building your first microservice or managing an ecosystem of services, you’ll leave with practical ideas for designing services.
Key Takeaways:
- Why the non-domain aspects of a service are often what determine its long-term success
- How to think holistically about design, structure, and reliability
- Strategies for evolving your services without introducing chaos
This is a great opportunity to learn, share and discuss some of the most important topics related to software engineering we are facing, so come along with your thoughts, concerns, questions and ideas to make this talk as interactive as possible.
This month we have a fantastic session hosted by James Birnie, Director of Strategic Consultancy at Forrow where he will talk about how to get post quantum ready.
In this talk James will discuss why all the world's encryption will break, why a lot of your data is leaking right now, what you need to do now and what you will need to do in the near future.
About James Birnie
James Birnie has worked in software delivery since the 1990s, when TDD was something you studied but never did, "agile" and "lean" were words used to describe athletes, and Pipelines were for carrying oil.
James worked in a successful startup for 10 years before he became a consultant (and an ex software engineer) at, first, Thoughtworks and then Codurance. After time as Head of Platform at Currencycloud and VP of Engineering at IMMO Capital, James returned to consultancy and is currently Director of Strategic Consultancy at Forrow.
He mainly spends his time trying to keep organisations secure against current and future threats, including the immediate threat of Harvest Now Decrypt Later attacks.
Food and Drinks
Pizza and drinks will be provided upon arrival sponsored by Codurance, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
How to Get Post Quantum Ready
This month we have a fantastic session hosted by James Birnie, Director of Strategic Consultancy at Forrow where he will talk about how to get post quantum ready.
In this talk James will discuss why all the world's encryption will break, why a lot of your data is leaking right now, what you need to do now and what you will need to do in the near future.
About James Birnie
James Birnie has worked in software delivery since the 1990s, when TDD was something you studied but never did, "agile" and "lean" were words used to describe athletes, and Pipelines were for carrying oil.
James worked in a successful startup for 10 years before he became a consultant (and an ex software engineer) at, first, Thoughtworks and then Codurance. After time as Head of Platform at Currencycloud and VP of Engineering at IMMO Capital, James returned to consultancy and is currently Director of Strategic Consultancy at Forrow.
He mainly spends his time trying to keep organisations secure against current and future threats, including the immediate threat of Harvest Now Decrypt Later attacks.
Food and Drinks
Pizza and drinks will be provided upon arrival sponsored by Codurance, with vegetarian and vegan options available.
A one day event for industry experts across Data, AI, Software, DevOps, Cloud and Security divisions.
London Tech Leaders Engineering Summit
A one day event for industry experts across Data, AI, Software, DevOps, Cloud and Security divisions.
Codurance is delighted to be the Innovation Partner for AI Pathfinders's upcoming Private Equity AI Strategy Breakfast Briefing — this breakfast briefing focused on AI mobilisation and the building blocks needed to unlock value at scale.
This breakfast briefing is designed to cut through the hype, offering clear, practical insights for private equity professionals. Through real case studies, hands-on discussions, and expert-led conversations, attendees gain actionable strategies and build valuable connections.
AI Pathfidner: Private Equity AI Strategy Breakfast Briefing
Codurance is delighted to be the Innovation Partner for AI Pathfinders's upcoming Private Equity AI Strategy Breakfast Briefing — this breakfast briefing focused on AI mobilisation and the building blocks needed to unlock value at scale.
This breakfast briefing is designed to cut through the hype, offering clear, practical insights for private equity professionals. Through real case studies, hands-on discussions, and expert-led conversations, attendees gain actionable strategies and build valuable connections.
In today’s investment landscape, technology is a direct driver of value creation and commercial performance, yet it remains one of the greatest sources of risk to long-term success.
Join Codurance, in partnership with pro-manchester, for a commercially focused breakfast briefing exploring how leveraging modern technology is crucial to creating measurable value, maximising business growth and boosting investor confidence.
Drawing on real-world experience with high-growth and investor-backed organisations, our speakers will explore:
- How technical due diligence is shaping valuation as investors place greater emphasis on resilience, scalability, technology maturity and risk exposure.
- Why the first 100 days post-investment are critical for identifying commercial priorities, unlocking efficiencies, stabilising operations and building investor confidence.
- How strengthening operational efficiency, reducing key-person dependence and accelerating go-to-market can create a more scalable and revenue-ready organisation.
- How stronger technology foundations improve decision-making, enhance data quality and create the conditions for innovation, including AI, when the commercial case is right.
This session is ideal for business leaders, technology leaders, operating partners and portfolio teams who want a clear, practical understanding of how modernisation directly drives growth, reduces risk and increases enterprise value.
Modernising for Value: Leveraging Modern Technology to Maximise Business Growth and Investor Confidence
In today’s investment landscape, technology is a direct driver of value creation and commercial performance, yet it remains one of the greatest sources of risk to long-term success.
Join Codurance, in partnership with pro-manchester, for a commercially focused breakfast briefing exploring how leveraging modern technology is crucial to creating measurable value, maximising business growth and boosting investor confidence.
Drawing on real-world experience with high-growth and investor-backed organisations, our speakers will explore:
- How technical due diligence is shaping valuation as investors place greater emphasis on resilience, scalability, technology maturity and risk exposure.
- Why the first 100 days post-investment are critical for identifying commercial priorities, unlocking efficiencies, stabilising operations and building investor confidence.
- How strengthening operational efficiency, reducing key-person dependence and accelerating go-to-market can create a more scalable and revenue-ready organisation.
- How stronger technology foundations improve decision-making, enhance data quality and create the conditions for innovation, including AI, when the commercial case is right.
This session is ideal for business leaders, technology leaders, operating partners and portfolio teams who want a clear, practical understanding of how modernisation directly drives growth, reduces risk and increases enterprise value.
Codurance is proud to sponsor this year's Value Creation Summit by IQPC.
The event brings together PE operating partners and portfolio leaders to exchange practical, real-world insights across digital acceleration, AI adoption, M&A integration, performance improvement, supply chain resilience and go-to-market transformation.
Value Creation for Private Equity Summit
Codurance is proud to sponsor this year's Value Creation Summit by IQPC.
The event brings together PE operating partners and portfolio leaders to exchange practical, real-world insights across digital acceleration, AI adoption, M&A integration, performance improvement, supply chain resilience and go-to-market transformation.
Hear about more of our upcoming events
Videos
Beyond the Hype: AI’s Real Impact on Software Engineering
Beyond the Hype: AI’s Real Impact on Software Engineering In this session, Matt Belcher, Head of Emerging Technology at Codurance, David Halewood, Senior Software Craftsperson at Codurance and Christina Ripley-Gonzalez, Senior Software Craftsperson at Codurance dive into the fast-moving world of AI in software engineering.
5 signs that your team's productivity level can be improved
In this session, José Rodríguez Huerta, Managing Director of Codurance Spain, shares the 5 most common signs that reveal opportunities for improvement in the productivity of software development teams. Here you will learn to detect these signals, understand their causes, and receive practical advice to take the first step towards leading a more productive team. Understanding these indicators and the actions to take will empower you to ensure that your development team achieves higher-quality results, thus strengthening its ability to reach business objectives.
Fireside Chat #63: Optimising Developer Productivity with CodeScene
In this webinar, Sandro Mancuso and Adam Tornhill will debunk the myth that there's an inevitable trade-off between speed and quality. Instead, we'll demonstrate how the modern software organisation can achieve both, fostering long-term productivity gains and an enhanced developer experience. Along the way, we’ll discuss the essential tools for measuring and improving code quality, so that you get actionable insights for optimising your development process for both speed and quality.
Fireside Chat #62: 10 years of Codurance
Join Sandro, Mash and Jose as they reflect on 10 years of Codurance, where they go back to see how things have evolved at the business and in the industry.