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August 25th Meetup: Build Along and Compare; Codex vs Claude Code with JC Grubbs
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Nerds Like Me – August 25th Meetup
Welcome to our next gathering of AI, data, and product enthusiasts. Expect lively conversation, hands-on demos, and plenty of opportunities to grow your network.
Event Details
- Date: Tuesday, August 25th
- Time: 7:15 PM to 9:15 PM
- Location: Deerfield, IL (exact venue shared after you RSVP)
The venue is sponsoring light food and beverage.
Featured Speaker: JC Grubbs
Bio
JC Grubbs is the CEO of Made In Tandem, a custom software development agency that helps companies design and build exceptional digital products. With decades of experience in software engineering, product strategy, and leadership, JC is deeply engaged in how modern AI tools are transforming the developer workflow and reshaping software delivery.
Discussion:
In this interactive build-along session, we will put two powerful AI coding assistants head-to-head: Codex and Claude Code.
Instead of just reviewing feature lists, we will build a project live, comparing how each tool handles real-world coding challenges, context management, refactoring, and debugging. Bring your laptop to follow along, experiment with the prompts, and evaluate the outputs in real time. We will discuss the practical strengths, limitations, and developer experience of both platforms, helping you understand which tool fits best into your active development stack.
Sponsorship: Venture X
Venture X Deerfield is a premium coworking space located in Deerfield features boutique, hotel-style hospitality designed for entrepreneurs, remote professionals, and businesses of all sizes looking for flexible terms without traditional overhead costs. They are generously hosting Nerds Like Me and sponsoring light bite and beverages.
What You Can Do Now
- RSVP – reserve your seat HERE
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- Whitelist us – add [email protected] to your contacts so you never miss an invite!
See you soon, both familiar faces and first-timers alike.
Jonathan Shertok
“The Nerd”