… hello new office.

Today I was the last day in our old office located in the GuT – Gründer und Technologiezentrum (Center for Founders and Technology). It was a good place for codecentric to grow and I liked it there, even if it was very packed the last months. Also for some other companies this would be pretty empty, but we think creative minds need “caves and commons“. Places to rest, think and work alone, and places to gather, meet and work together.

The new office is a real gem. It is the old local court building of Solingen Ohligs. Built in the 19th century it has a long story to tell. And thanks to the huge effort a local investor put into the reconstruction of the old building it can tell its story and be a great office with a special style. Large mosaic floors, some antique furniture and a refurbished loft make an ideal housing for modern and ergonomic office furniture and equipment. It also allows to create a truly great working environment for agile software development.

Besides saying goodbye to the old office, i was there to also give a talk about Effective Java, 2nd edition from Josh Bloch. I presented some interesting and some strange ideas from the book, either hopefully having transferred some knowledge or even better encouraged my colleagues to read the book, because I think it is a must read for Java developers. So if you, dear reader, haven’t read the book yet, please read it :-)

Have a peaceful christmas time, read you back on January 2nd after codecentric has moved into the new office, with a report from my new workplace.