Most people probably don’t know that Moscow is one of the top traffic drivers to MODX. When Nikolay Lanets, one of our MODX Ambassadors from Russia, approached me about starting a MODX Club in Moscow’s YoStudio anti-cafe specifically to help anyone at any level with MODX … let’s just say I was more than intrigued.
Enter the Anti-Cafe
When Nikolay mentioned "anti-cafe", my first thought was a co-working space. While that's an apt description, anti-cafes bring a new twist on the subject by charging by the minute, and for very reasonable rates at that—wifi, projectors, work desks, meeting spaces, games, great coffee and good snacks all included.
Nick's idea was that Moscow needed a central place to get help with MODX, and to have it open every week. Yes, every week. When we started floating out the ideas for Ambassadors—more on that next week—weekly was not exactly the frequency I thought would pop up first. Actually, weekly never even crossed my mind!
Starting Monday, January 28th, MODX Club Moscow opens at YoStudio. Whether you're an end user with a question about how to use MODX, a hard core developer wanting to dig deep into xPDO, a newcomer looking to learn about MODX, or a site builder working with MODX Add-ons, you'll find a welcome spot to learn about MODX.
I'd like to personally thank Nick for putting this together and encourage Moscow MODXers to stop by. Get the full details at modx-cms.ru.
About Ryan Thrash
Ryan Thrash co-founded MODX in 2004 and has served as CEO since 2010. He has worked in open source web software for more than 20 years, leading the development of MODX Revolution and later launching MODX Cloud. He lives in Dallas, TX, with his family and Fred the mini Golden Doodle.
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