Code Crunch

Women are a minority in most technical communities, but in open source communities the numbers are even smaller — by a factor of about ten or more.

The Open Source Code Crunch seeks to promote mixed gender collaboration.  Programmers will meet monthly and use their skills towards open source projects in a welcoming, collaborative, attitude-free, newbie-safe environment.

Sadly, the Open Source Code Crunch group is not longer meeting at the Berkman Center. But a new ruby on rails study group for women is now meeting at RBM Technologies on alternate Wednesdays. Click here for more information.

5 Responses to “Code Crunch”

  1. Liz Sumner says:
    October 17, 2009 at 9:15 pm

    I want to stay in touch and participate virtually. (I live in western NH).

  2. stone soup workshop | the evolving ultrasaurus says:
    October 19, 2009 at 6:15 pm

    [...] to be a part of this event. It is my hope and expectation that the work will continue through the Open Source Code Crunch and future workshops. Awesome [...]

  3. » Post Workshop News Gender and Technology says:
    October 20, 2009 at 11:42 am

    [...] forward, we encourage our newly empowered programmers to meet monthly at the Open Source Code Crunch.  If you want to stay in the loop, please join the OSCC mailing [...]

  4. Geek Mama » Blog Archive » rorw4w a success! says:
    October 21, 2009 at 11:56 am

    [...] we gather again at the Open Source Code Crunch event at the Berkman Center. This is going to be a monthly event promoting mixed gender [...]

  5. » Ruby on Rails Workshop for Women // Clara Raubertas // Freelance Web Design & Web Development // Cambridge & Boston, Massachusetts says:
    October 21, 2009 at 3:12 pm

    [...] I can’t attend the followup Open Source Code Crunch activity organized by Liana, because I’m already involved with a project at the Free Software [...]

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