---
title: NWRUG's (Manchester, UK) November 2026 meeting — (Un)learning programming
teaser: Hear Sam Péchèr reflect on starting out as a junior just as the industry shifted
  to not writing code at NWRUG this month.
tags: rails,ruby,community,events
author: Rob Whittaker
published_on: 2026-11-09
---

The next North West Ruby User Group in Manchester, UK is in a fortnight on 19 November at [Colony, One Silk Street](https://colonyco.work/one-silk-st). [Sam Péchèr](https://github.com/samuelpecher) will reflect on starting out as a junior last year, just as the industry started to shift to not writing code.

We’ll be at the venue for pizza from 6:30pm with the talk starting at 7pm. Afterwards we’ll retire to The Crown & Kettle for a drink. The venue, pizza, and drinks are kindly provided by NWRUG's sponsors [Fatsoma](https://www.fatsoma.com/) and [thoughtbot](https://thoughtbot.com/).

[Register here](https://www.fatsoma.com/e/27f5by1a/un-learning-programming) if you would like to attend. Full details on this (and all NWRUG events) over on [NWRUG's website](https://nwrug.org/events/unlearning-programming).