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Code anxiety club

6 Oct 2026 1:30 pm - 2:00 pm
Online
Drop-in session
Data skills
Open door

Why attend?

Feeling overwhelmed by the command line? Confused by file pathways? Want to navigate the world of coding with confidence? Join the Code Anxiety Club!

Viewers can follow along as we work through common beginner topics while coding live for a quick half hour. No prior experience, installed software or setup required. Viewers can interact via the YouTube chat (you must have a YouTube account to comment) and we will try our best to answer your questions and comments.

There is no need to book a place, please follow the livestream link to join the session.

Workshop date and topic

Connecting a GitHub repository to an IDE

Content:

  • Understand how your IDE, Git and GitHub work together
  • Clone a GitHub repository and open it in an IDE
  • Learn how to make, commit, pull and push changes using a basic collaborative workflow

To join this session, please follow the link to our livestream - 6 October 2026

An Introduction to APIs

Content:

  • Understand what an API is and why programs use them to communicate
  • Learn the basic parts of an API request and response
  • Learn how to parse the returned JSON data

To join this session, please follow the link to our livestream - 20 October 2026

Introduction to the Command Line

Content:

  • What is the command line and why should you care? 
  • Basic commands to get started
  • Command line interfaces: Windows, Mac, and Linux compared

To join this session, please follow the link to our livestream - 3 November 2026

Package It Up: Installing Software and Libraries

Content:

  • Learn how to install your programming language of choice (Python and R will be covered) 
  • Understand the available package managers and why they are useful for installing coding libraries
  • Explore the benefits of ‘virtual environment’ and when they might be useful

To join this session, please follow the link to our livestream - 17 November 2026

Getting started with Git: Version Control Basics

Content:

  • Understand the importance of tracking changes to files over time 
  • Install git and master basic git commands such as: git init, git clone, git status, git add, git commit, and git push 
  • Practical exercises to build confidence in using git and GitHub 

To join this session, please follow the link to our livestream - 1 December 2026

Presenters: Jools Kasmire, Louise Capener, Nadia Kennar and Sarwat Qureshi with interactive moderation to ensure your questions are answered in real-time.

Recordings of the previous sessions are available on our YouTube channel.