OXFORD CODING BUDDIES

OXCOBU is a community of school-aged students in Oxford,organised by hermonochy and enthusiastic about software development and engineering.

Primarily collaborating on Github, there are also in-person meetings and coaching sessions by more experienced pupils, supporting the scoping of projects, helping with technical issues, assisting with social and communication challenges and broadening intellectual horizons.

We do not tinker with off-the-shelf projects merely requiring to follow step-by-step instructions, but pursue entirely novel ideas, with sensible project goals. It can get challenging. It can get frustrating. It can be rewarding - for those who're up to it.

Minimum requirements:

- Regular free time - - Reliable communication - - Interest in building technical solutions to real-world problems - - Ability to focus - - Perseverance - - Friendly attitude - - A dedicated computer - - Unrestricted internet access -

You gain:

- Software development experience - - Team work experience - - A project portfolio (the best reference of all) - - Contact to mentors and future business partners - - Like-minded friends -

We love people:

- With coding skills - - With completed projects - - With bold ideas and plans -

Expressions of interest

- Code clubs previously joined
- Contributions to public code repositories, e.g., presence on Github maintained
- Hacks completed or presented
- Books read
- Programs implemented
- Level of general knowledge in computer science
- Membership of coding teams or clubs
- Field of interest
- Specific projects planned
- Working preference: Individually or in a team