#codingbythesea – throw four smart people into a house by the seaside and shake

November 2, 2009 by bosblnposts

big table At Red Gate we like to try new things. The million dollar challenge and the accidental incubator are a couple of examples.

Combine this with an occasional but nagging frustration at how long it can take to get stuff done nowadays and a curiosity about how much a small team can achieve if we just leave them alone, we’ve shipped Alex (developer), Dom (designer), Nagashree (tester), Rob (developer), and – oops, I forgot to send a project manager or scrum master – off to a house by the sea for a week.

I’m not entirely sure what they’ll be working on, but take smart people, a fast internet connection, a good house, beer (I should mention that it’s in Southwold – home of Adnams) and shake and I’m sure the cocktail will be good.

If you want to stay up to date with what the guys are up to, then search #codingbythesea on Twitter. There are some photos up and once Rob’s built an antenna they’ll hook up the web cam.

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3 responses to “#codingbythesea – throw four smart people into a house by the seaside and shake”

  1. Mark Dalgarno says:
    2 November 2009 at 4:08 pm

    I’d be more than happy to help as project manager / Scrum Master or even as Product Owner on this project 😉

  2. Richard Boulton says:
    2 November 2009 at 4:36 pm

    Somewhat similar to this, but with more people, is devfort: http://devfort.com/
    These kinds of events are great fun, and can produce interesting results. But even more, they’re great for learning new stuff, and getting to know a team of people really well.

  3. Mark Dochstader says:
    6 November 2009 at 7:48 pm

    Neil,
    Seeing someone build a successful company and then use the resources in such interesting and unique ways is very inspirational. You’re the Willy Wonka of the software world; it will be interesting to see what your Oompa Loompas come up with.