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

[Jeffrey Brown]

I think it's a great idea. What would helping you organize involve?

On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 1:21 PM Chris Smith <cdsmith at gmail.com> wrote:

> 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 at gmail.com> wrote:
>
>> I really enjoyed the cohack events you ran!
>>
>> On Wed, Jun 23, 2021 at 12:07 AM Chris Smith <cdsmith at gmail.com> wrote:
>>
>>> 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
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