Hi!
I have an ambitious goal to run a Nim podcast. My inspiration is primarily Talk Python to Me —a weekly podcast about Python. The plan is to deliver news and insights about Nim directly from the people who shape it—developers.
I know I would listen to such podcast if it existed, but what about you? Would you subscribe to it? Are there any particular topics you want covered or guests you think I should invite? Please share you opinion, it's very important!
Thanks!
Hello!
I would love to listen to something like this, although I would probably end up talking on it fairly often as well.
I actually don't listen to podcasts at all these days. I think it's time for me to find some good podcasts apps for my phone.
I would certainly listen and subscribe to such a podcast.
I can't name any guests in particular, but I'm interested in anyone who gets to use Nim for work.
I use Nim for a personal collection of tools, but haven't been able to convince others to try it out seriously.
One thing I'd like to suggest is not to become overly focused on one centralized project and one homogenous format: audio podcast, video YouTube channel, blog, weekly link roundup, social media page, etc. Maybe at one instance you can do an audio interview, at another instance a video chat recording (ex), etc. Different people can do different things as opportunities come up. It will all come together via syndication on Reddit, this forum, etc.
(NOTE: I used to do a lot of Facebook outreach for Nim, but I've decided to quit Facebook - hope someone else can take over.)
Thanks for the replies! They will help me find the right direction for the podcast.
@dom961
I would love to listen to something like this, although I would probably end up talking on it fairly often as well.
You surely would, if you don't mind of course :-) I have a list of topics for the first 20 episodes, and you're already involved in five of them. Hope that won't take too much of your time and you won't end up hating me and the podcast!
@jester
I'm interested in anyone who gets to use Nim for work.
I have a couple of potential guests who use Nim in production, so I hope we'll get that covered. (I'm actually using Nim for work myself, so if you have any questions about "selling" Nim to the management, deploying Nim apps, etc., feel free to ask.)
@def_pri_pub
Sounds like a cool idea, but I'd be interested in reading a newsletter first.
I'd love to have a regular Nim newsletter, too. I'm afraid I won't be able to do the podcast and the newsletter though; the podcast alone feels like a very time-consuming task. If anyone else would start the newsletter, that'd be great.
@Libman
That would be AWESOME!
Thanks!
One thing I'd like to suggest is not to become overly focused on one centralized project and one homogenous format: audio podcast, video YouTube channel, blog, weekly link roundup, social media page, etc.
I just hope to be able to do the podcasting, let alone vlogging, blogging, and other things you mentioned. So, I'll focus on the podcast and hope that someone else covers the other bases.
@Krux02
By now, I could even imagine to be in such a podcast, because I have something to say.
That would be great! I have a bunch of topics without a guest assigned. Would you like me to share them with you, so you could maybe pick the ones close to your heart? If there's nothing you like in the list, feel free to suggest your own topic.
@Krux02 Would you like to join me in an introductory episode? The topic is "What's so special about Nim," and I'd like to give a nice overview of the language's superpowers.
I'd like to give something like 10 features that make Nim unique and appealing. Your insight as a seasoned developer will be most valuable.
This sounds great! There's plenty to talk about in terms of Nim's technology, cool projects being written in it, as well as it's future direction. :)
Will be listening to this as soon as it's up :D
Hi! I'd like to give a quick update on how things are going with the podcast.
So far I have recorded three sessions with two guests, which I plan to edit into two episodes. Three more guests are on the way.
This is my first time making a podcast, so editing an episode takes ridiculously long time. Please be patient, I'll release something eventually!
Also, please make sure to lower your expectations, at least for the first few episodes. As mentioned earlier, this is my first podcast, so I'm a pretty lousy host so far. Surely, I will get better win time.
YouTube is a great way to spread the word about the Nim programming language. I would encourage everyone to consider video-recording tutorials, perhaps just showing a small sample program and explaining line-by-line how it works. You don't even need to put yourself on camera: just your voiceover and desktop recording, no fancy editing required. It doesn't have to be perfect: something is a lot better than nothing.
Well I have the raw recordings somewhere on OneDrive. I can share a link if you want.
Podcast is a great idea but I underestimated how much time and effort it requires.