--- title: A New Look for PLIBMTTBHGATY teaser: PLIBMTTBHGATY. What is it even? tags: design author: Laila Winner published_on: 2016-05-03 --- ![](https://images.thoughtbot.com/a-new-look-for-plibmttbhgaty/1VB5d6WFSCeVHVi1i0P9_plib-blog.png) Programming Languages I've Been Meaning To Try But Haven't Gotten Around To Yet. What is it even? And how do you do it? After a year of organizing PLIBMTTBHGATY events and getting to know some members of the community, I teamed up with thoughtbot designer [Connie Chan] to help us answer those questions in website format. [Connie Chan]: https://twitter.com/conchan ## The vibe PLIBMTTBHGATY is > a lightly-structured party where people get together and work on a project in a new programming language, either with or just near each other. In other words, it's a rad un-meetup for chill programming enthusiasts. It's also decentralized (anyone can organize one!), anti-authoritarian, friendly, and a little bit absurd. Hosting or attending a PLIBMTTBHGATY is a great way to meet and learn from people from other programming communities, and the uncomplicated format of a PLIBMTTBHGATY makes it easy to plan. Over the past few months there have been PLIBMTTBHGATYs in [Portland], New York, Des Moines, and Melbourne. [Portland]: https://thoughtbot.com/blog/post-plibmttbhgaty-pdx-precis ## A new concept Connie and I worked with PLIBMTTBHGATY creator [Star Simpson] and core community member [KF] to translate the ethos of PLIBMTTBHGATY into a sweet website. Now when you visit [plibmttbhgaty.com][plibmttbhgaty], you can: - View upcoming and past events at a glance - Open a pull request to add your upcoming PLIBMTTBHGATY event to the event list - Peruse our code of conduct - Enjoy dramatic animations and sneaky emoji [Check it out][plibmttbhgaty] and start planning your PLIBMTTBHGATY today! ## Related - [Giant Robots Episode 168][giant-robots] featuring Star Simpson [Star Simpson]: https://twitter.com/starsandrobots [KF]: https://twitter.com/kf [plibmttbhgaty]: https://web.archive.org/web/20190906203259/http://plibmttbhgaty.com/ [giant-robots]: http://giantrobots.fm/168