Practicing the fundamentals of Software development… without the pressure of ‘getting things done’
Make it Fun again 
Writing code you wish you could at work…..
http://coderetreat.com/how-it-works.html
Good video: http://programmingtour.blogspot.com/2011/01/on-goals-of-coderetreat.html
Suggestions:
TDD as if you meant it:
http://gojko.net/2009/02/27/thought-provoking-tdd-exercise-at-the-software-craftsmanship-conference/
- Tests pass
- No Duplication (DRY principle) **
- Good naming revealing intent **
- Small classes
** Corey said in his video if we focus on ** then we’ll become great programmers
The Problem
http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Conway's_Game_of_Life
Links and Stories
http://sermoa.wordpress.com/2011/05/07/celebrating-a-fantastic-code-retreat-day/
http://twitter.com/#!/coderetreat