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This community sounds amazing, is there anything similar for adults rather than teens? The “understanding through building” mentality is something I never got

This community sounds amazing, is there anything similar for adults rather than teens? The “understanding through building” mentality is something I never got to experience as a group, the obvious answer is open source and the like but I wonder if there’s something more learning oriented.

mellowyeller 11mo ago
Seconding this. I pivoted to tech in my early 30s and feel I've missed out on a lot of community building opportunities.
- leetrout 11mo ago
  Recurse Center might be a good option https://www.recurse.com https://www.recurse.com
  - conradev 11mo ago
    I would second Recurse Center. I've heard universally great things!
  - rrampage 11mo ago
    Recurse center is awesome! The community is curious, kind and supportive. I did 2 batches there and each one expanded my horizons as a programmer.
- abnercoimbre 11mo ago
  Self-plug: consider Handmade Cities. We have a simple meetups [0] page if you decide you appreciate our ethos. Hopefully we have an active meetup location near you? In any case, good luck on finding the right community! [0] https://handmadecities.com/meetups https://handmadecities.com/meetups
  - MrChoke 11mo ago
    My city is on the list but when I submit I get a 404
    - abnercoimbre 11mo ago
      Which one is this? Las Vegas? If you don’t wish to reveal it here shoot an email so we can fix it: support at handmadecities dot com
citizenpaul 11mo ago
I know I'm jaded but anytime I see a business situation and they specifically say you must be a MINOR to work with them... I get kinda suspicious. >Yes, I'm a teenager ,18 and under So not actually a teenager but a minor is what they mean and use what I would call deceptive language around it. But why?....
- squigz 11mo ago
  Yeah, I get suspicious when schools say only minors can enroll there
- DiggyJohnson 11mo ago
  You already made the point but yea that’s overly jaded to a significant degree
- coldtea 11mo ago
  That's not jaded, that's paranoid-ly misreading this. It's an organization for hacking working with high schools and young people. They don't want small children enrolled, and they don't want older people. "teenager 18 and under" is perfectly fine description for 13-18 or 7th to 12th grade.
komali2 11mo ago
It's tangential but civic hack groups might offer what you're looking for. There's Code for America in the states and g0v in Taiwan and some other places.
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mellowyeller 11mo ago

Seconding this. I pivoted to tech in my early 30s and feel I've missed out on a lot of community building opportunities.

leetrout 11mo ago
Recurse Center might be a good option https://www.recurse.com https://www.recurse.com
- conradev 11mo ago
  I would second Recurse Center. I've heard universally great things!
- rrampage 11mo ago
  Recurse center is awesome! The community is curious, kind and supportive. I did 2 batches there and each one expanded my horizons as a programmer.
abnercoimbre 11mo ago
Self-plug: consider Handmade Cities. We have a simple meetups [0] page if you decide you appreciate our ethos. Hopefully we have an active meetup location near you? In any case, good luck on finding the right community! [0] https://handmadecities.com/meetups https://handmadecities.com/meetups
- MrChoke 11mo ago
  My city is on the list but when I submit I get a 404
  - abnercoimbre 11mo ago
    Which one is this? Las Vegas? If you don’t wish to reveal it here shoot an email so we can fix it: support at handmadecities dot com

citizenpaul 11mo ago

I know I'm jaded but anytime I see a business situation and they specifically say you must be a MINOR to work with them... I get kinda suspicious. >Yes, I'm a teenager ,18 and under So not actually a teenager but a minor is what they mean and use what I would call deceptive language around it. But why?....

squigz 11mo ago
Yeah, I get suspicious when schools say only minors can enroll there
DiggyJohnson 11mo ago
You already made the point but yea that’s overly jaded to a significant degree
coldtea 11mo ago
That's not jaded, that's paranoid-ly misreading this. It's an organization for hacking working with high schools and young people. They don't want small children enrolled, and they don't want older people. "teenager 18 and under" is perfectly fine description for 13-18 or 7th to 12th grade.

komali2 11mo ago

It's tangential but civic hack groups might offer what you're looking for. There's Code for America in the states and g0v in Taiwan and some other places.

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