Base is the knowledge hub for CodeTech members. It’s where we document how things work, why they work that way, and how we’ve made decisions in the past. It’s updated actively.
Base is for:
- Current CodeTech members and organizers to access values, systems, and practices
- Future members and organizers to build with context instead of starting from scratch
- Student org leaders looking to run stronger, more resilient orgs
- Anyone curious about how CodeTech operates at its core
CodeTech started in 2024. Like most orgs, we didn’t document much in the beginning. That led to a pattern—each new group of leaders had to reinvent what already existed, often without knowing what worked, what didn’t, or why.
We’re fixing that.
Documentation is infrastructure. Without it, strong orgs weaken fast. Leaders try to repeat past work without context, copying surface-level efforts that no longer serve a purpose. That’s how an org loses momentum.
Student orgs are especially vulnerable—high turnover, no full-time leadership, and little time to reflect. If no one writes things down, you’re stuck repeating the same mistakes.
We built Base so CodeTech doesn’t fall into that trap. It’s here to keep the org sharp, adaptive, and aligned—year after year.
What you’ll find in Base:
- Core values and beliefs
- Internal operations: how we’re structured and what we run
- Event recaps and postmortems
- Technical guides and how-tos
- Infra documentation and processes
- Design docs and project RFCs
Some docs—like internal notes or anything tied to individual members—live in a separate private repo: mistral-11, with limited access. But by default, Base is open-source. If there’s no strong reason to keep it private, it goes here.
Base runs on contributions. If you’ve done something, learned something, or documented something, open a PR.
Every member, organizer, and alumni is encouraged to write. If you ran a session, organized an event, or built a tool—document it. The goal isn’t perfection, it’s coverage.
Check the Issues tab for what’s missing or in progress. Base is built as we go.