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Codegarden 2024

3rd July, 2024

Owain Jones

Some thoughts and pictures from Codegarden 2024!

Last month I had the privilege to attend Codegarden, the annual Umbraco conference in Odense Denmark, and it was absolutely brilliant! So I thought I should write a little bit about the week, and share some pictures!

Shoutout to my employer Method4, a big thank you for sending me!

Tuesday

On Tuesday I attended an awesome workshop about building extensions in the new Umbraco 14 backoffice, which Phil Whittaker and Jon Whitter ran!

A group of people are sitting around a long wooden table in a well-lit room with a large window in the background. They are engaged in a meeting or workshop, with laptops and notebooks in front of them. Two individuals are standing at the front of the room, presenting a slide on a large screen that displays code. The attendees appear focused and attentive, suggesting a technical or coding workshop. The room has a modern industrial look with exposed ducts on the ceiling. Click to open full size image.

Photo by Umbraco HQ

A group of people are sitting around a long wooden table in a well-lit room with a large window in the background. They are engaged in a meeting or workshop, with laptops and notebooks in front of them. Two individuals are standing at the front of the room, presenting a slide on a large screen that displays code. The attendees appear focused and attentive, suggesting a technical or coding workshop. The room has a modern industrial look with exposed ducts on the ceiling.

Photo by Umbraco HQ

This workshop was brilliant, I learnt a lot about Web Components, contexts, vite, and the new way of doing APIs! It answered a lot of questions I had about the new way to make backoffice extensions, and I'm honestly now quite excited to start converting my old backoffice extensions!

The repo used in the workshop, and the slides, are available on GitHub: https://github.com/whitter/umbraco-14-workshop 

After the workshop, we popped into a street food market called Storms; to grab some food before the pre-party, and wow! what an awesome place! There were so many different food outlets and bars, it took me ages to decide what I wanted!

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Then onto the pre-party! Where we delivered Method4's pull request of some Welsh beers!

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And the only other photo I have from the pre-party is of a Polish vodka, which was really, really nice! But unfortunately, I have no other pictures... not even of the robot man or the Rave Ravi Cave... Sorry!

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Wednesday

And now it's time for Codegarden! I won't give a play-by-play of everything that happened, but it was freaking awesome! I learnt a lot (especially about the new backoffice), met a lot of awesome people, both new and old, ate a lot of good food, and played a lot of Hammerschlagen!

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A close-up view of a tree stump used for a hammering game, featuring two hammers lying on top. The surface of the stump is embedded with numerous nails, some hammered in and others bent or partially driven in, with the Umbraco logo burned into the centre. The stump's outer bark is rough and textured, contrasting with the smoother, nail-filled interior. The ground around the stump is paved, and the lower legs and feet of some individuals are visible in the background, suggesting an outdoor setting. Click to open full size image.
A close-up view of a tree stump used for a hammering game, featuring two hammers lying on top. The surface of the stump is embedded with numerous nails, some hammered in and others bent or partially driven in, with the Umbraco logo burned into the centre. The stump's outer bark is rough and textured, contrasting with the smoother, nail-filled interior. The ground around the stump is paved, and the lower legs and feet of some individuals are visible in the background, suggesting an outdoor setting.
A group photo of CODECABIN attendees taken at the Codegarden conference. The group in the phot consists of around 33 people, standing and seated in an outdoor setting against a wall adorned with colorful graffiti art. The attendees are smiling and appear to be in high spirits, many wearing conference lanyards and badges. They are casually dressed, with some wearing branded t-shirts and hoodies. The seating area is made up of wooden pallet benches. The atmosphere is vibrant and energetic. Click to open full size image.

A group photo of CODECABIN attendees, by Lucy Brailsford

A group photo of CODECABIN attendees taken at the Codegarden conference. The group in the phot consists of around 33 people, standing and seated in an outdoor setting against a wall adorned with colorful graffiti art. The attendees are smiling and appear to be in high spirits, many wearing conference lanyards and badges. They are casually dressed, with some wearing branded t-shirts and hoodies. The seating area is made up of wooden pallet benches. The atmosphere is vibrant and energetic.

A group photo of CODECABIN attendees, by Lucy Brailsford

Thursday

And Thursday was more Hammerschlagen, a mechanical bull, more incredible talks, bingo and the after-party!

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Honestly, Codegarden was brilliant, it was so nice seeing everyone, high-fiving, playing hammerschlagen, learning, and catching up with people I haven't seen in ages! Codegarden is honestly a testament to how friendly and welcoming the Umbraco community is, I've never met a more friendly bunch of people in my life!

Although, one thing I do regret is not taking more selfies with people! If I'm lucky enough to go again next year, I'll definitely be bringing my selfie stick!