COP – Community of Practice
Recently in the company I work for, we have set up a COP. Basically a small group of employees meet up on a weekly basis to discuss a topic of choice, which can vary from project management and software development to comparisons between different tools and frameworks. Why? The main reason as to why I do this is quite an egoistic reason: So that I learn and become better. Even though the company provides us with training, usually training is specific to the type of work we do on a day to day basis. We felt the need to discuss other topics which do not necessary add value to our day-to-day work. We felt that knowing about different areas, we don't usually work with, helps us become better developers. How? The…