# Notes from The Elm Developer Retreat

DevFeed: [Notes from The Elm Developer Retreat](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/notes-from-the-elm-developer-retreat-32217.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://bruceeckel.com/2016/10/09/the-elm-developer-retreat/>)

Author: Bruce Eckel

Published: 2016-10-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: opinion

Language: en

Sources: [Bruce Eckel - Computing Thoughts](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/bruce-eckel-computing-thoughts.md>)

Topics: [Elm](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/elm.md>), [Learning](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/learning.md>), [Slack](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/slack.md>), [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [Website](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/website.md>)

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## AI overview

Notes from a 2016 Elm developer retreat covering the event format, collaborative learning, updating example code for Elm 0.17, support through Elm Slack, learning resources, and tools for group work.

## Source excerpt

This Developer Retreat was held Oct 6-9, 2016. So far the consensus seems to be that Thursday-Sunday is best, because Monday is often a big meeting day at companies (and taking two days at the end of the week is within tolerability). At peak, we had six attendees including myself; on the weekend we had two students from Colorado Mesa University in Grand Junction. There will be another retreat directly following the Winter Tech Forum.