Last night was the November meetup of the AgileNorth group. It was kindly hosted by the computing department of the University of Central Lancashire , Preston. They provided a sizable room, with great presentation facilities and even sorted out some tea, coffee and cakes! There were 10 attendees in total (which was double the size of the first meetup that I attended), and the session was run by Murray Tait & David Draper. The topic was " The Game of Life Kata". So what is a code Kata? A Kata is an exercise in karate where you repeat a form many, many times, making little improvements in each. The intent behind code Kata is similar. Each is a short exercise (perhaps 30 minutes to an hour long). Some involve programming, and can be coded in many different ways. Some are open ended, and involve thinking about the issues behind programming. These are unlikely to have a single correct answer. - Dave Thomas A number of acceptance tests for the rules of the game were provid