// HACKER NEWS — CYBERSECURITY
RecurseCenter.return()
This is a combined, single-page view of an original multi-part article.
The Recurse Center (RC for short) is a programming retreat. Sounds like
a load of code-junkies, sashaying about, sharing Jupyter Notebooks and cat pics doesn’t it? Oh, it
is!
RC is about people who love coding and building things, getting together to help each other learn
and push their abilities. It’s a lovingly put-together programme of activities, talks and collaborative
education.
The physical base of RC is a building (the Hub) in Brooklyn, New York, but you can also do a retreat
as a fully remote applicant. There are several 6-week batches every year, and you can apply to do
just 1, or do 2 consecutively (like me) for a 12-week batch.
Some people choose to do their entire batch in the hub, some are fully remote (like me), and some do
hybrid.
Although there are faculty who provide a calendar of activities and support, generally the work is
self-directed. There are few ‘pass or fail’ situations at RC, it’s more about stretching your
capabilities than ticking boxes to say ‘done’. It’s a very nourishing environment and everybody
involved is kind and generous.
A couple of cool articles with a certain link at the bottom.
I’d not heard of RC until I was browsing Hacker News one day and saw a link to an
article which I read and enjoyed, 3D printing my laptop ergonomic
setup. At the bottom of the
article was a little link to ‘The Recurse Center’. I clicked through. I skimmed a bit. It seemed
like an interesting place but I didn’t give it much more thought at the time. I am an internet user,
I don’t hang around!
A few weeks later I was on HN again, reading another great article (Making niche solutions is the
point) (NB I didn’t notice until
writing this post that both of those articles were written by the same person, so thank you to
Nicole!). This one was about how 3D printers have opened up new ways of thinking about the making
process, and allow niche solutions which wouldn’t be realistic if we had to spin up assembly lines.
Again, I noticed a link to this Recurse place at the bottom of the article. This time I read a bit
more, clicked around a little. There seemed to be a lot about this place that would suit me.