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convincing and up-to-date material for those annoying client interviews.... If you don't work for ThoughtWorks, it's a good way to try and get hired. (If you do work for ThoughtWorks, asking around for job opportunities is deeply frowned upon!)

Format is informal, round-the-table natter. With the emphasis on no stress, chilled (but no cannabis, please). It's like ExtremeTuesdayClub

Success is indicated by new inspiration and cross-fertilisation ('What? You've already coded that?'; 'I had the same idea in the bath last night!', etc.).

Acceptable subjects of discussion are not limited to XP:

Open Source; XML-based architectures; J2EE/EJB/.NET; Agile/ Continuous Integration; UML; Linux; vi/emacs/IntelliJ; my swanky Sharp Zaurus; your swanky iPAQ; MacOs? X; EAI and B2B; P2P; Intellectual Property; DMCA; GPL; Asynchronous and Declarative architectures; Slashdot/SourceForge/ Freshmeat/Kuro5hin/Advogato, my weblog's hotter than yours; my dot-com bombed bigger than yours, etc., etc.

When and Where:-

Thursdays from noon, upstairs in the Artillery Arms (go up Moorgate towards Finch's, keep walking to the cemetery past the artillery/barracks entrance, walk through the cemetery and it's right there). The appropriately-named 'AA' pub serves fine Fuller's ales and nice grub, and upstairs is spacious, bright and airy. Soft drinks and/or single pints are acceptable, given the pressures of work.

Map and Pointer:-

http://www.streetmap.co.uk/streetmap.dll?G2M?X=532585&Y=182220&A=Y&Z=1

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