012 - The 1st CoderDojo and the Global Vision

Guest: Bill Liao, co-founder of CoderDojo. He shares the story behind the 1st CoderDojo, why he started it with James Whelton (the other co-founder), and what inspired the rule “Be Cool!”.

🎥 Watch on YouTube

📜 References

• Twitter - Bill Liao (@liaonet)
• Doorkeeper Event page - CoderDojo Japan
• Facebook Event page - CoderDojo Japan
• Photos on this event - Facebook Group

👏 Special Thanks

CoderDojo Japan Association
One of official regional bodies of CoderDojo in Japan (a.k.a. CDJ). CDJ helps starting a dojo, sharing experiences and knowledges between dojos, and collaborating between companies and dojos.

Kanro - A cafe for Tea and Sweets
Kanro is a cafe for Tea and Sweets located in Shinjuku area. They help holding an event like this. ;)

YassLab Inc.
YassLab runs business on Ruby/Rails and supports open-source communities. This company supported money for the venue, recorded/edited the videos, and continuously helps developing coderdojo-japan/coderdojo.jp (GitHub) website since 2012.