It's been I don't even remember how long since the last NimConf. Meanwhile, a lot has been happening in the Nim world: Nimble is fast approaching 1.0, a plethora of competing package managers emerged, Araq has Nim 3 (aka Nimony) on his fingertips and has created an Assembly as a byproduct, IFT (formerly known as Status) continued to expand its Nim portfolio with intops. And probably a lot more!
I don't know about you, but I miss NimConf a lot. It's such a great opportunity to learn about what's new and get inspired to contribute to the Nim community.
I don't know how to start a NimConf (never was the organizer, only the speaker) so I'll just throw the idea in the hope that I'm not alone and maybe we'll get some traction on it. I'll be more than happy to help organize the event if there a need in free hands.
What needs to be done?
I'm seeing these steps:
What do you think? Did I miss anything crucial? Is the date OK?
Good points, thanks!
I wouldn't want to wait till October, so I choose May :-)
Let's see what the others have to say.
I want to talk about entrepreneurial paths with Nim. There's not a lot of job prospects in the world for Nim developers, but the opportunities as a solo dev (or a couple of buddies!), for example, to launch a profitable SaaS product today- is almost completely boundless. There's only a couple of skills you'll need in addition to your development skills, and it's easier to learn than one would think. Gone are the days you have to take some massive risk, need any kind of funding, or have to wait a long time to turn a profit. It seems like this big complicated thing but it's not.
I think that would be pretty cool to talk about
That is definitely something I really want to learn more about. Especially some real life success stories.
I always thought Nim was a great (the greatest?) fit for a startup but the lack of ready-to-use libraries for many routine tasks kind of scared me. It would be super interesting to know how that problem (if there really is a problem) gets solved by real Nim entrepreneurs.
OK, I'm seeing genuine interest in another NimConf which is really great. Also, it seems like we're starting to have a pool of speakers forming already which is even better.
I invite anyone who wants to be a speaker, help organize the event, or just stay in the loop to join the official Nim Discord server and discuss the details in the #nimconf channel: https://discord.com/channels/371759389889003530/710891208834285598
Yes, please give people who don't use discord a means to participate in the discussion.
I've said it already, but I'll say it again: discord is not a fitting official communication channel for an Open Source project. And now there's the additional reason that many of us want to cut ties with US-american tech companies completely.