Re: [Haskell-cafe] Is anyone running regular virtual Haskell hacking events?

Thanks Carter. I really enjoyed it as well. There are definitely some parts of the experience that won't translate well into a virtual setting, but I hope we can balance that with some unique virtual advantages; especially that we can open it up to a lot more people than just the New York area. I'm hoping someone is up for helping me with organizing the online events? Anyone? On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 12:42 PM Carter Schonwald < carter.schonwald@gmail.com> wrote:

I really enjoyed the cohack events you ran!

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 12:07 AM Chris Smith wrote:

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I'm thinking of ideas, and wondering if anyone's beat me to this one.

Before COVID-19, I organized a "co-hack" with the New York Haskell User Group one Saturday per month, where people would get together and write or discuss Haskell for several hours. I always had a great time, but... then COVID-19.

Does something like this exist online?

If not, I was just looking at Zoom, and realized they have breakout rooms where people can divide up and separately talk in groups. I was thinking of setting up an event something like this:

Start: 9am Pacific / 12pm Eastern / 4pm GMT / 6pm CET - 15 minute intro and logistics - 30 minute Small group intros. Divide people up randomly into small groups to introduce themselves and talk about their Haskell stories and what they are working on. About 4-5 people per group (because 2 people feels too small, but too many people means shy people are afraid to speak up.) - 30 minute lightning talks and project pitches: Maybe 5 minutes / 3 slides max, sign up in advance or jump in and do a talk impulsively - 2.5 hours project time. Use for working together on projects, pair programming, teach and learn Haskell, etc. Use Zoom breakout groups and let people hop from room to room as desired. Pre-create some rooms for common activities (like "Beginner Questions", "Project Euler", etc.) Create some generic rooms people can jump in as they like for short collaborations. Create persistent project-specific rooms on demand. - 15 minute wrap-up. Finish: 1pm Pacific / 4pm Eastern / 8pm GMT / 10pm CET

What does everyone think? I don't see any reason this couldn't go really well. The Cohack in New York was really fun, and I'd like to give it a shot.

Anyone else motivated to help run this? If I can get at least one co-facilitator, I'll jump in and make it happen. I'll spring for the Zoom account. Probably use Meetup to take signups and manage scheduling, unless someone has another preference.

Thanks, Chris Smith _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list To (un)subscribe, modify options or view archives go to: http://mail.haskell.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe Only members subscribed via the mailman list are allowed to post.