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title: "Handmade Co-Work"
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# meta title
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meta_title: ""
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# meta description
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description: "Learn how the co-working sessions, well, work!"
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# save as draft
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draft: false
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---
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#### About Co-Working Sessions
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When there's no Handmade conference we have in-person meetups all year round. Usually, these are just monthly meetups: once a month we demo the coolest projects or have round-table discussions.
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However, some cities also offer co-working sessions: these are more informal and happen more regularly.
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#### What to Expect
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We're a mixed bag of programmers in these 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! The ultimate goal, however, is to feel connected in meatspace.
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Note that you are not expected to work exclusively on systems programming. It's reasonable to do art, marketing, accounting and so on if needed.
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#### How do I know if my city offers co-working?
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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, wishlist one from the dropdown 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 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 events in other cities e.g. Kirkland co-working. You should subscribe to Seattle for these so-called "Seattle area" invitations.
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