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A twice-a-month meetup where grocery store workers build tools, solve real workflow problems, and explore software together. No experience required — just curiosity.
// quick stats
16
meetings held
1
active projects
2
completed
12
resources
// latest meeting
2026-08-06
Meeting #16
3 attendees
Guest session with Sean, an HEB software engineer working on the Flor platform (and creator of Fresco, HEB's fresh-production platform). Yohannes led an extended Q&A covering the SRS-to-Flor migration, HEB's internal data and auth architecture, and how Sean's team uses AI in code review and testing. After Sean left, Whit and Yohannes picked back up on Project Big Mart, locking in the game's MVP scope, its core task list and paranormal complications, and a first pass at the codebase's component architecture.
read full report →// next meeting
upcoming
date
2026-08-20
time
3:00 – 4:00 PM
location
Conference Room
Meeting #17
// schedule & format
frequency
First and third week of each month (usually)
format
Informal — show up, build stuff, talk tech/software
who
Any coworker curious about software
experience needed
None