I'll excuse myself with a photo of a toast.
My name is Tanaka, and I am the director/coder of the Coding Factory.
This time, we'll be talking about "CF drinking," which was also a hot topic at the Monosus year-end party .
In fact, within the Coding Factory (CF) department, regardless of size,
There are more opportunities for members to go out drinking together.
So, what topics are coders excited about?
Even though he was drunk, the coder's mind was still buzzing with the idea of coding, or...?
Let's take a look at what it's like drinking CF on a typical day.
A certain day in February at Mido Honshoku in Yoyogi
20:30 Everyone gather together and let's have a toast!
Mido Honshoku
CF members often go out drinking in areas near the company, such as Yoyogi and Shinjuku.
This time, we'll be heading to Mido Honshoku, one of CF's favorite restaurants.
All-you-can-drink and food are included for 1,980 yen. This value for money is a blessing for coders who spend all their money on study sessions and textbooks.
On this day, 10 people gathered, including new members Kadowaki and Uchimura from Kamiyama Monosasu Juku .
21:30 Things are starting to get exciting
Komiyama distributes the small plates neatly with his large hands. He is a good young man who hates to lose and has a serious personality.
CF is a place where most people appear to be quiet on the surface (?).
Around this time, when the alcohol starts to take effect, a person's inner strength, or perhaps their core strength, begins to emerge.
There's noise here and noise there.
On one side, the two from the same hometown chatted about their hometowns, while on the other side, they talked about their children. From there, they talked about their own childhood, and suddenly, they started asking each other for advice.
We begin to have honest conversations that have nothing to do with coding.
While his mind is still clear... Director Kojima (left) listens to the words of Technical Director Nakagawa (right), who has returned to CF from the Creative Department.
Here, CF directors discuss how they do their jobs.
This open exchange of information often proves useful later on.
22:00 The drinks grow deeper, the conversations grow deeper
Mido Honshoku's specialty, mapo tofu, is so spicy you might choke on it, but that's what makes it so delicious.
Before we knew it, two hours had passed since the meeting began.
As the drinks flow and our bellies get fuller, the real action begins.
Sugano (second from the left), who is a bit unusual in attending this drinking party, appeared to be enjoying himself harmoniously with his current student Kadowaki (right) and senior disciple Kakunami (left).
From this point onwards the topic gets more in-depth.
Why did you choose to work on the web, and why did you choose to be a coder? How do you work now, and how do you want to work in the future? Even your outlook on life and personal stories naturally come up, and conversations that would never come up while you're in the office. Kadowaki blurts out, "At this company's drinking parties, people aren't criticized, they're praised."
That's right, that's the good thing about CF drinking parties. If you can understand that, you might be a promising newcomer!
The conversation becomes so heated that Tsunanami is in what might be called a "turning the potter's wheel" state.
And, as expected, the conversation turned to coding and front-end technology.
With the help of the alcohol, the tone naturally becomes more heated and the discussion develops into a more serious one. How has CF coding been so far, and what should we do from now on? We talk about the amazing people in the industry we went drinking with recently. What did we learn from them, and what are we studying now? From the sight of the coders talking enthusiastically, it is clear that they not only "like" it, but above all, that it is "interesting!" Everyone really loves front-end...
23:30 Disband to prepare for tomorrow...?
As mentioned in the article, the members who will be working early tomorrow morning, including Sugano who has started to live a morning-oriented lifestyle, are disbanding around this time.
With the remaining members, there's just a little bit more to go...
In the end, we continued talking until closing time, and I stuck around until the store owner gently told me it was time to close.
0:00 This time, we're finally going to disband! ...or so we thought...
The party ended up being more exciting than expected, and the members still had more to talk about. They then headed off to the after-party and then to the third party.
That's true. The world of front-end and the web can't be covered overnight, right?
Thus, the members talked until the morning, ignoring the last train.
I head back to the office to prepare for tomorrow and have a good night's sleep...
It's not just a drunken mess
The unexpected effects of taking CF
In fact, CF has fewer official drinking parties than other departments (it is said). There are basically no launch parties for each project, New Year's parties, year-end parties, or drinking parties for each term.
Similarly, there weren't many people going out drinking together as individuals either, but thanks to Takeda , who became the leader last year, initiating one-on-one drinking sessions and the influence of Hata Mine , the party animal on the crowdfund, we've started going out drinking together after work more often.
Perhaps by discussing and sharing personal and work-related matters that one would not normally discuss at work, a sense of camaraderie was born among the members. Before they knew it, their relationships had changed to the point where they could talk openly without the aid of alcohol.
Even when we're working on projects together, we no longer have to be overly reserved with others, which has made communication smoother and created an atmosphere where it's easy to ask for advice.
And best of all, the fact that there were people nearby who knew and acknowledged what they thought, what they wanted to do, and what they wanted to do in the future was a huge morale boost for the coders.
As a result, this has not only improved coding knowledge and skills, but also teamwork, which was an issue for CF.
Recently, CF has had more interactions and business partnerships with members stationed at other companies and experienced engineers and directors from outside the company. This has increased the opportunities to come into contact with front-end knowledge not only from within the company, but also from outside the company. The increased opportunities to go out drinking with people other than CF has been a good stimulus.
Although I sometimes drink too much and end up sleeping at the office until the morning, drinking CF has had some great benefits for my work.
I often work as a director myself, and sometimes I can't keep up with the lively discussions with engineers, but when I see the unique CF scene of people talking about the front-end with sparkling eyes, I think to myself, "Ah, I'm glad I'm here!"
I hope we can all continue doing this together in the future, as long as we don't drink too much.
TANAKA Natsumi