Official Co-Work Page

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+title: "Handmade Co-Work"
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+description: "Learn how the co-working sessions, well, work!"
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+#### About Our Co-Working Sessions
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+When we don't run our signature conferences, we have in-person meetups all year round. Usually, these are just monthly meetups: once a month we showcase the coolest demos or have round-table discussions about a subject we care about in the software industry.
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+However, certain cities also do offer co-working sessions on the side; these are a lot more informal and happen more regularly than official monthly meetups.
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+#### What to Expect from these Sessions
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+We're a mixed bag of programmers at the co-work sessions. Some do remote work for their normal 9-5 job (they even have Slack open!) while others are indie devs working on a serious product. Finally, there are those who take time off their work for a side project.
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+At each session we introduce ourselves and briefly explain what we’re working on for the day. Then we get right to it!
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+{{< image src="images/meetups/cowork_seattle_2025.jpg" caption="Example session in Seattle (2025)" alt="Seattle Co-Working Image in 2025" height="806" width="605" position="center" command="fill" option="q100" class="img-fluid" title="Seattle Co-Working in 2025"  webp="false" >}}
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+Sometimes we pause to point at our progress or ask for technical feedback. And sometimes, a couple folks or so team up for a new project or business idea. The overarching goal, however, is simply to feel connected in meatspace.
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+Note you are not expected to work exclusively on systems programming. It's reasonable to do art, marketing, business accounting and so on when needed.
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+#### How do I know if my city offers it?
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+First and foremost, please browse the cities on the [Meetups](/meetups) page and subscribe to your favorite one. If your city is not listed, please wishlist one from the dropdown GUI box: the more demand there is for a city, the more likely we can spin up an official group.
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+Then you should email the meetup host and ask whether they offer co-working sessions (email address is on their city's meetup page.)
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+#### Notice to Washington Residents
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+At the time of writing we only offer a [Seattle](/meetups/seattle) mailing list, which is ALSO used for announcing events in other cities such as our Kirkland co-working sessions. You should subscribe to Seattle for official invites to these so-called "Seattle area" events.