Kick-butt Developer Community inside Mitrais

Published 27 March 09 06:59 AM | norman

You know this Company?

Just found out they have an internal developer community that is very active & agile. They do internal knowledge sharing sessions on regular basis - which to me is VERY COOL. I don't know whether developers in other companies are actively doing it too.  Today, Mitrais internal Developer Community (called MACO) consists of 150 .NET Developers, 40 Java Developers and 30 COBOL Developers, all employees of the company. However, not just employees, even the company's alumni are very welcome to join. Look at their website and you can imagine the cool things they do inside the company. BRING BACK THE FUN OF BEING DEVELOPERS!

I strongly urge you to start something similar in your own company if your company hasn't got one already. Not just software companies, any companies that have developers can start such initiative. For example, your company is an automotive company and it happens to have 60 developers, you can start one too. Your companies are tissue factory, butcher, electronics manufacturers, banks, insurance, government department, mining company, etc. Don't wait for other to start, you can be the initiator inside your company.

If your company does have such internal developers community, talk to us, we'll be very happy to come to your very own venue to discuss many things, give technology updates, trial software, beta software, etc.

Btw, would you share about your company internal dev community?

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# Arif Budimartoyo said on March 28, 2009 01:21 PM:

Yup, that's true. Maybe I can add a little bit..

They have started with the spirit of "Knowledge is Free".. and this activities become their tool to minimize the gap between developers who have spreaded in several different projects with different technologies.. and for sure to boost the skills...

Me, as well as the other ex that company's employees, put the support and have access to this community.. and still with the same spirit..

I think they also have planned to be open to external community one day..

Hendra, would you give some notes on this?

# hendrah said on March 28, 2009 02:38 PM:

Very inspiring community. From developer to developer. Other should follow...

# MACO Recognition by Norman Sasono « Agile Community (of Mitrais) said on March 28, 2009 03:10 PM:

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# luhur said on March 30, 2009 01:28 PM:

Hi Norman,

your team are welcome to visit My Company :D

# tomysmile said on March 31, 2009 11:50 AM:

doakan semoga terus bertahan ya suhu2.. :D

develop with smileeee..

# tomysmile said on March 31, 2009 11:56 AM:

being isolated from outer world, doesn't stop those guys from being creative. nice work guys, keep up the spirit.

# norman said on March 31, 2009 12:14 PM:

eBiz has one too: www.facebook.com/s.php

groups.yahoo.com/.../ebiz-lounge

Plasmedia as well: http://frk.myplasmedia.net

# mithocondrian said on June 12, 2009 10:22 AM:

we'll wait for you at 26th. thanks norm.