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Hacktoberfest

This month is Hacktoberfest, an annual (since 2014) celebration of open-source development. Are you taking part in it? Have you contributed to any open-source projects? Do you have any side projects of your own that you're looking for help with?

Do open-source contributions and your GitHub account look good on a resume?

Everyone and anyone are welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

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Experiment with Claude Code 2.0

2025-09-30 Header Image about Claude Code

In today's (2025-09-30) chat we will experiment with Claude Code 2.0 and Sonnet 4.5. Time permitting we might even try Claude Imagine.

I was planning on pairing with Claude Code as I just recently ponied up the money for the paid plan before the releases but that just cemented today's topic. What problem would you like to see Claude try to solve?

Everyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others. Zoom link will be posted at 12pm MDT.

P.S. - The header image was created with Claude. Not as good as I would have liked.

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Swimming in Metrics

Metrics are everywhere, but people tend to be divided on their real value and when they should be used. In this week's Weekly Dev Chat, we'll try to answer:

  • What characteristics make a metric “good” (e.g., relevance, measurability, actionability)?
  • Which common metrics tend to become “noise” or vanity stats?
  • How can teams spot metrics that sound impressive but don’t drive improvement?
  • Which metrics are most effective for comparing competing technologies (speed, resource usage, developer productivity, etc.)?
  • What safeguards do you put in place to avoid gaming or over‑optimizing a single number?

Everyone is welcome to join as long as you are kind, supportive, and respectful of others.

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