Visitor: A very succinct intro explanation (20 words)

[katjam]

Ideas from summit

your experience is valuable to other people and vice versa
[Existing] code isn’t scary
Workshops, exercises, and techniques to help you understand [your] code better

Straplines we've used before

As developers we write a lot of code, but we rarely deliberately read code. Join us to practice your code reading skills.

Learn techniques together, gradually coming to understand a new piece of code, one step at a time.

[marxian]

In essence a Code Reading Club is a bit like a book club, and a bit
like an escape room.

A small group meet regularly to read and discuss short pieces of
code. Each session is facilitated by a member of the group who has
selected the code sample for the occasion and who guides the group
through a series of exploratory exercises. Over time, the group
improves its technique through practice and by experimenting with
new approaches.

Experienced developers know that their work invariably involves
reading more code than writing it, but little attention is paid to reading
technique. By actively training these muscles we get immediate
benefits, and it's fun. In professional and commercial settings Code
Reading Club is a collaborative tool to help teams:

• Improve maintainability
• Demystify unfamiliar code
• Embrace change
• Engage in vertical leaning
• Onboard new members

Code Reading Clubs are a great addition to a team's toolbelt. They
can have impact in all the four main themes which are this
conference's focus.

• They are at their best as a team activity, and teams which engage
  with them report satisfaction at the way in which the groups
  performance and sophistication of approach grows through shared
  practice.
• They are, by nature, very technical - it is code that's being read,
  after all - and often they introduce new languages, frameworks and
  concepts.
• They mirror good agile process by encouraging a team to reflect on
  the process it uses, and adapt it.
• Feedback from diverse participants demonstrates that they are
  effective and satisfying tools for deepening knowledge and
  improving confidence.

[katjam]

[A framework for] helping programmers explore code together.

Where programmers come together to practice...
Get better at reading code
Get better at writing code for each other
Get better at talking about code