REFACTR.TECH

We're running it back. Join us for a movie night at Regal Atlantic Station to see Coyote vs. Acme together.
This is a casual way to hang out, meet people, and do something fun as a group. Whether you've been to events before or you're new, this is an easy one to jump into.

📅 Saturday, August 29
🕒 Time: 4:20 PM, Auditorium 15
📍 Regal Atlantic Station

TICKETS AVAILABLE FOR PRESALE NOW! — get your tickets now! We'll be in seats D7,D6,D5. Grab a seat in our row!
Buy your ticket from Regal or Fandango!

#### 🎟️ How it works

1. RSVP on Meetup — if you haven't already, so we have a head count.
2. Check Discord — pop into the #events channel to see where the group is sitting.
3. Buy your ticket — grab a seat near everyone else (we'll share the ticket link here and by email).
4. Add your seat to Discord — drop your seat number in #events so others can book nearby.

#### 🎬 About the movie

Coyote vs. Acme (trailer)
Down-and-out attorney Kevin Avery takes on the case of a lifetime: representing Wile E. Coyote in a lawsuit against the Acme Corporation, whose gadgets keep spectacularly backfiring on him. Part courtroom comedy, part Looney Tunes chaos.
Cast: Will Forte, Lana Condor, Tone Bell, and John Cena. In theaters August 28.

#### 🍔 After the movie

We'll head over to **HOBNOB **right across the street from theater to hang out and talk about the movie.

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Everyone participating in REFACTR.TECH events and our Discord/Slack community, including attendees, speakers, sponsors, and volunteers, agrees to our code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

**REGISTER ON LUMA**

Join us as we guide you through reading a surprise code excerpt and learn from each other how to better read unfamiliar code. As more and more code is generated due to AI, our ability to read code is increasingly important but a skill we rarely practice. At this meetup we will guide you through a series of prompts and activities to explore and discuss a small piece of code. This meeting is language agnostic - whether you know the language or it’s new to you, your perspective matters. Fresh eyes often spot what experts overlook.

This meetup is equally for those new to development as well as seasoned professionals - we can all get better at reading code (and understanding how others approach code so we can be better mentors and teammates). If you know what a variable is, this is for you!

​This month's discussion will be led by Allison Higgins.

Learn more about Code Reading Clubs

Agenda
6:00 pm - Check-in & Networking
6:30 pm - Welcome & Introduction Kick-off
6:45 pm - Read some Code! The group will be guided through a series of questions and actions as we read a piece of unfamiliar code together
8:00 pm - Closing & Next Steps

Host & Sponsor
PrizePicks

**REGISTER ON LUMA**

Attendees should bring:

• themselves
• colored pencils/highlighters
• pen or pencil for writing on code

Parking is available for visitor deck of the Star Metal Building (turn onto Vidalia Lane off of 11th Street)

MARTA is smarta: Both the 12 and 14 bus, departing from Midtown Station, will take you to west midtown. Transfer to bus from rail is free. Pro-tip, follow along on google maps or the transit app if you’re unfamiliar with the bus route and which stop to take.

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

Join us for a casual happy hour at Westside Motor Lounge, a chance to connect with others across the Atlanta tech community in a relaxed, social setting.

This one is all about meeting new people, catching up with familiar faces, and having real conversations. It’s an easy way to expand your network and get plugged into the community.

If you’ve been to past events, come hang and reconnect. If you’re new, this is a great entry point — just show up, say hi, and join a conversation.

📍 Westside Motor Lounge
🕒 6 PM - 8:30 PM

Food and drinks will be available for purchase (everyone covers their own tab).

If you’ve been wanting to meet more people in the community or just get out and connect, we’d love to see you there.

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.

A joint build night from ReactATL, Atlanta JavaScript, VueATL, Modern Web Atlanta, and REFACTR.TECH — five communities, one room, no useful software produced.

Build for one of these

• Most Gloriously Useless — solves nothing, beautifully
• Best Demo Disaster — it worked ten minutes ago
• Worst Possible Interface — it functions. It shouldn't.
• I've Never Done This Before — first game, first 3D, first anything
• Overengineered Beyond Reason — 47 dependencies, one button

Pick a lane before you get here, or ignore them completely.

Who it's for
Anyone who writes code, at any level. Solo or on a team — find people when you arrive or keep to yourself, both work.
Build it by hand or let AI write the whole thing. We're honestly interested in both, and comparing how people went about it is half the point. If you've skipped hackathons because they felt competitive, start with this one. There is nothing to win.

How it works
Show up with a rough idea — at 60 minutes, deciding what to make after we start costs you a quarter of the jam.
At 8:00 we stop. Whoever wants to show theirs gets 90 seconds and the big screen. Live only, no slides. If it falls apart in front of everyone, that's the best outcome available to you.
Showing is optional. Nobody is going to make you.
Organizers and a few experienced devs will be floating the whole night — grab one when you're stuck, or just to talk an idea through.

Agenda

• 6:30 — Food, drinks, arrivals. Find a team or don't.
• 6:50 — Kickoff: categories, rules, demo signup
• 7:00 — Build
• 8:00 — Demos, 90 seconds each
• 8:25 — Hang until they kick us out

What to bring
A laptop. That's genuinely it — food and drinks are covered.

When & Where
📅 Wednesday, September 23, 2026
⏰ 6:30 PM – 8:30 PM EDT
📍 Improving Offices · 11675 Rainwater Dr #100, Alpharetta, GA

Everyone participating in the REFACTR.TECH conference, events and Discord/Slack community—including, but not limited to attendees, speakers, sponsors and volunteers at REFACTR.TECH, are required to agree to the following code of conduct. Organizers will enforce this code throughout the event.