Posts tagged #event

For almost two years I organized bi-weekly table games in Krakow. The first game was announced on January 14, 2024, and the last one was held on August 3, 2025. In total, we played around 40 sessions with an average of 15–20 people attending. At peak times, we had close to 30 people gathering in one place. The Format The workflow was straightforward: we'd gather at 4pm, start with 1–2 hours of a warmup game that works well with large groups - usually Codenames projected on the big screen.

I've organized events before - back in student years I ran Google Hash Code gatherings for around 100 people. But this was different. This was my first rave, and I was the one behind the decks. Well, behind the iPad. The idea had been brewing for a while: find the most isolated spot possible near Krakow, set up proper sound equipment, and throw an outdoor party for 50+ friends. No noise complaints, no distractions, just us and the music under the night sky. What Made It Special The locati

Golden Byte 2017 is an international IT championship where I have been taking part last year and won. This year I was invited to be in the jury committee in the NoSQL Expert nomination! We were presented 7 great projects at the international final of the competition. All of them were worthy, but three of them were the best. The third place went to the Quasar, a man who created an activity logger for desktop computers. The second place went to TheLab team of three, whi

With the help of my friend Dima, this event became a reality. At the National Technical University of Ukraine "Kyiv Polytechnic Institute", my friend Timur and I organized an open technical meeting for anyone interested, introducing NodeJS technology. We spoke for about two hours to around 150 attendees about the future of JavaScript, NodeJS, and the power of these tools. The presentation of our lecture is available on \[Sl