Community Updates

We’re inviting our community to come share the projects you’ve been working on! This is our Mini Demo Day — a chance to show off what you’ve been building in a relaxed, friendly setting.

When: Thursday, March 19, 2026 · 7:30 PM – 9:30 PM (UTC+1)
Where: Chez Ernest, 4 Imp. de Joinville, 75019 Paris
RSVP: Meetup Event

About the Venue

We’ll meet up at Chez Ernest, a wonderful resto/bar that has an additional mission of serving free food to students and people in need. They have great food and drinks. We just request that you buy some — we are not paying for the space and we want to support this wonderful social organization!

The bar has a stage and a screen, with a separate section that we’ll be using for the demos — perfect for presentations!

We’ll be recording the event and uploading it to YouTube, so even if you can’t make it in person, you’ll be able to catch all the demos afterwards.

Want to Present?

When you register, let us know if you’re interested in presenting your project. Fill in the presenter form.

We’re looking for demos of running projects. You can show some slides if you want, but the core of your presentation has to be a real, working project. No pitches — show us the real thing!

See you there 🍻

We’re excited to share that the Bière & Code website has received a comprehensive redesign! But what’s more interesting than the new look is how it was built.

Agentic Coding in Action

This entire redesign (PR #25) was created using agentic coding - a collaborative approach where AI agents handle the heavy lifting of software development while humans provide direction and make key decisions.

What is Agentic Coding?

Unlike traditional AI coding assistants that simply autocomplete your code, agentic coding tools can:

• Autonomously explore codebases to understand existing patterns
• Plan and execute multi-step implementations
• Iterate on designs based on feedback
• Handle everything from design exploration to testing and deployment

Think of it as having a skilled developer who can work through complex tasks independently, but always checks in with you on important decisions.

Built with SAM & Claude Code

The redesign was built using Claude Code (Anthropic’s agentic coding tool) through SAM (Simple Agent Manager), a project by Raph (founder of Bière & Code).

SAM provides a clean web interface for Claude Code, making it easy to:

• Give high-level direction (“redesign the site with a warmer aesthetic”)
• Review and approve proposed changes
• Iterate quickly without getting bogged down in implementation details
• Maintain full control while letting the AI handle the tedious work

The Process

Here’s how the redesign unfolded:

1. Initial Direction: “Redesign the site inspired by beingnbecoming.org”
2. Exploration: Claude Code analyzed the existing site structure and the inspiration source
3. Planning: Proposed a comprehensive plan covering colors, typography, layout, and content
4. Implementation: Autonomously implemented changes across 12 files (1,300+ line changes)
5. Iteration: Refined based on feedback across 4 commits
6. This Post: Even this announcement was written by Claude Code!

All while maintaining git history, running tests, and following best practices.

Why This Matters

Agentic coding isn’t about replacing developers - it’s about amplifying what they can accomplish. With tools like SAM and Claude Code:

• Solo developers can execute ambitious projects
• Design iterations that would take hours happen in minutes
• More time for creative decisions, less time on repetitive implementation
• The codebase stays clean because the AI follows your project’s conventions

What’s Next?

The new design is live! But more importantly, we’re excited to explore how agentic coding can help us build more features faster while maintaining quality.

Interested in learning more about agentic coding, SAM, or Claude Code? Come chat about it at our next meetup over a beer!

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Interested in how we built this? Ask us at the next meetup about SAM and Claude Code, or check out the pull request for all the details!

Join us for the final Bière & Code of 2025! This will be our last gathering of the year, so don’t miss out.

When: Thursday, December 18, 2025
Where: Bar The Bombardier, 2 Place Du Panthéon, Paris, FR 75005
RSVP: Meetup Event

Come share a drink, talk about your latest coding adventures, and celebrate the end of the year with the community.

2025 Year in Review

It’s been an amazing first year for Bière & Code Paris! Here are some stats from our community in 2025:

• 167 Total Members
• 209 RSVPs across all events
• 30 Active and engaged members
• 10+ Different breweries visited!

Thank you to everyone who joined us and made this community grow!

Upcoming: Demo Day 2026

We are also planning a special Demo Day to celebrate the group’s 1-year anniversary!

• When: Around February/March 2026 (Exact date TBD)
• What: An event where people show projects they’re working on.
• Format: Real working products/prototypes only. No pitches!

This is your chance to show off what you’ve been building. Start preparing your demos, and stay tuned for more details!

We’re still running our regularly scheduled Bière & Code evenings in Paris, but if you happen to be in Montréal for the holidays, Raph is hosting a small Bière & Code & Beer meetup there on Thursday, December 18, 2025, from 6:00–8:00 p.m. (EST).

It’ll be a casual, franglais-friendly hangout to grab a beer, talk tech, and meet local folks in the Montréal tech scene.

• When: Thursday, December 18, 2025, 6–8 p.m. EST
• Where: [probably] Brutopia - Brewpub, 1219 Rue Crescent, Montréal, QC H3G 2B1, Canada
• Info & RSVP: https://luma.com/rmcbux3i

If you’re around and want to join, please RSVP on the Luma page so we have an idea of numbers. The location is technically subject to change, so keep an eye on that page for any last‑minute updates.

Our community member Miguel Liezun has shipped a fresh release of Caddy Snake, see the release notes for v0.2.2.

Caddy Snake is a Caddy plugin that lets you run Python web applications (WSGI and ASGI) directly inside the Caddy web server. It aims to make serving Python apps feel as natural and seamless as serving static files or reverse-proxying, without requiring a separate app server like Gunicorn, Uvicorn, or Daphne.

Project page: https://github.com/mliezun/caddy-snake

Quick start: install with pip install caddysnake (this only works on Linux x64/arm64).

This release includes binaries for arm machines.

One of our community members, Miguel Liezun, just published a neat python package. Check out https://pypi.org/project/getpybs/ , a command-line tool that simplifies downloading pre-built Python binaries from the python-build-standalone project.

I (Raph) just setup a system by which we can publish community updates. So if anyone wants to tell the world what they’ve been working on, let me know and I’ll put it in here.