{"id":12120,"date":"2014-07-18T15:41:18","date_gmt":"2014-07-18T12:41:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/?p=7624"},"modified":"2014-07-18T15:41:18","modified_gmt":"2014-07-18T12:41:18","slug":"functional-languages-coderetreats","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/mozaicworks.com\/blog\/functional-languages-coderetreats","title":{"rendered":"Are functional languages common at Coderetreats?"},"content":{"rendered":"

When was the last time you spent\u00a0a\u00a0full day just to practice\u00a0new\u00a0ways of coding? Back\u00a0in 2008 four\u00a0guys met during a conference and tried to encourage more people to engage in deliberate practice. This is how the\u00a0Coderetreat<\/strong> concept was born.<\/p>\n

Briefly, a Coderetreat consists of 5-7 programming sessions of 45 minutes. The main characteristic\u00a0of these sessions is that programmers focus on practice<\/strong> and not on solving problems. To ensure this focus, at the end of each session, all code gets deleted.<\/p>\n

One of the biggest promoters of Coderetreats in Europe\u00a0is\u00a0Adrian Bolboaca<\/a>, our trainer and coach. He was interviewed by Steven Proctor<\/a>, creator of the podcast\u00a0Functional Geekery<\/em>,\u00a0to talk about how functional languages are used in Coderetreats. Enjoy listening this interview:\u00a0episode 12 of the show<\/a><\/strong>.<\/p>\n

Here\u00a0are some of the topics discussed:<\/p>\n