Featured
June 23, 2025
by Code & Coffee Team
Welcome to Code & Coffee Philadelphia! Whether you’re a seasoned developer, a designer, or someone just starting their tech journey, our community has something for everyone.
What We’re All About
Code & Coffee Philadelphia is more than just a meetup group – we’re a thriving community of tech enthusiasts who believe in the power of collaboration, learning, and good coffee. Our mission is to create an inclusive space where people can share ideas, work on projects, and grow their skills together.
Events
Networking
Beginners
Meetup
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by Alex Johnson
8 min read
Building REST APIs is a fundamental skill for modern web developers. In this tutorial, we’ll create a complete REST API using Node.js and Express, perfect for beginners who want to understand backend development.
What You’ll Learn
By the end of this tutorial, you’ll have built a functional REST API that can:
- Handle GET, POST, PUT, and DELETE requests
- Manage data with proper error handling
- Implement middleware for logging and validation
- Structure your project for scalability
Javascript
Nodejs
Api
Express
Beginners
Backend
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May 10, 2025
by Code & Coffee Team
6 min read
Our Philly Tech Week Innovation Hackathon 2025 was an incredible success! Over three days, developers, designers, and entrepreneurs came together to build innovative solutions and push the boundaries of technology.
Event Highlights
The hackathon brought together Philadelphia’s brightest tech minds to collaborate on cutting-edge projects. With tracks focused on AI, generative gaming systems, and startup-oriented solutions, participants had the opportunity to work on truly innovative ideas.
Hackathon
Ai
Gaming
Startup
Innovation
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Blog Content Management Guide This guide explains how to create and manage blog posts for the Code & Coffee Philadelphia website using Hugo’s page bundles.
Hugo Page Bundles Hugo supports “page bundles” which allow you to organize content and assets together in folders. This makes it easier to manage blog posts with images and other resources.
Blog Post Structure Each blog post should be in its own folder with an index.
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