Handmade Meetups

Meet Handmade Folks All Year Round

July Events

Coworking Session

Host: Phil Homan
Wednesday, July 17th, 2024 @ 2:30PM

Seattle, WA

The first official co-working session at Handmade!

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Demo Night (Park Edition)

Host: Mark Mendell
Wednesday, July 24th, 2024 @ 6:30PM

Gantry Plaza State Park, New York City

Come and watch/present demos of software projects or something new you’ve learned!

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London Meetup

Host: Jack Punter
Saturday, July 27th, 2024 @ Mid Afternoon

The Fellow, near King’s Cross

The Classic Handmade Software Meetup

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Israeli Meetup

Host: Eternal Student
Friday, July 19th, 2024 @ 12PM

Givatayim

The classic Handmade software meetup. Second to last Friday of every month.

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Distant Worlds

Host: Abner Coimbre
Saturday, July 27th @ 2-4PM

Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, Seattle.

The classic Handmade software meetup. Last Saturday of every month.

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June Events

Boston Public Library

Host: Caden Parker
Saturday, June 1st, 2024 @ 2-4PM

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The classic Handmade software meetup.

DC Meetup

Host: Felix Ulmanu
Saturday, June 1st, 2024 @12:00PM

George Washington University

Intro to Memory Allocation Strategies

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Handstrength

Host: Jacob Bell
Saturday, June 8th, 2024 @ 2PM

Marymoor Park, WA.

Low-level programmer’s climbing meetup. Second Saturday of the month.

Detroit Meetup

Host: Seth Archambault
Saturday, June 15th, 2024 @ 5PM

The Congregation Coffee Shop

The classic Handmade software meetup. Every third Saturday of the month.

Demo Night

Host: Nick Aversano
Thursday, June 13th, 2024 @ 6:30PM

New York City

Come and watch/present demos of software projects or something new you’ve learned!

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Canadian Meetup

Host: Matthew Currie
Tuesday, June 18th, 2024 @ 6:45PM

Vancouver, CA

The classic Handmade software meetup.

Israeli Meetup

Host: Eternal Student
Friday, June 21st, 2024 @ 12PM

Givatayim

The classic Handmade software meetup. Second to last Friday of every month.

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Distant Worlds

Host: Abner Coimbre
Saturday, June 29th

Distant Worlds Coffeehouse, Seattle.

The classic Handmade software meetup. Last Saturday of every month.

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Disclaimer

Meetups involve *drumroll* meeting real people. And doing real things. In the real world. I have limited control on what happens in the real world without me, and it would be unconscionable to hold me responsible for it. People should use their better judgment when interacting with others.

Abner Coimbre

Founder, Handmade Cities

Meetups Manifesto

We share a commitment to software quality.

We’re not perfect, but in an industry obsessed with control and profit, we stand for user well-being, agency over software, and privacy. Handmade aims to build better software for humanity which is why we dig deeper into how computers actually work.

Wisdom is magnified by technical competence.

We need wisdom to distinguish software engineered for exploitation rather than genuine assistance. Furthermore, even when not exploitative it may have been constructed devoid of love, care, or consideration for those who will rely on it.

Meetups drive change.

To witness true change in our industry, we must consistently forge bonds among the programmers (and allies) who are deeply invested. Handmade Meetups are instrumental for this. While conferences carry weight, they can’t stand alone.

In the words of Gil Scott-Heron, “The revolution will not be televised.”

– Adapted from the original Meetups announcement.

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We’re going outdoors!

This month we’re bouldering at the climbing walls in Marymoor Park. Saturday, June 8th, at 2:00 PM. Here’s a map link to the exact location.
Climbing shoes, chalk bag, water bottle, and sunscreen recommended. Parking at Marymoor is $1 per day.
There’s also a playground for small kids and picnic tables right next to the climbing area. Feel free to bring friends and family!

If it looks like rain I’ll send a follow-up email and we’ll just go to Edgeworks as usual.

Meetup: June 15th

Big news – starting in June we’ve got a recurring time and place for Handmade Detroit!

Handmade Detroit

June 15th @5pm
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@ The Congregation Coffee Shop
9321 Rosa Parks Blvd Detroit
– Via Google Maps

Topics: Low Level Coding

How to use lldb to debug from the terminal(poorly).
Maintaining cross-platform capability without losing low level control using Sokol.
The game design questions that just adding rectangles to the screen can bring up.

We’ll keep it going every 3rd Saturday – feel free to bring something to show off, or just come out.

Seth

Detroit, Meet Handmade

The Handmade Community was built on the shocking idea that developers aught to know what their code is doing.

It all started with Handmade Hero, but has led to some great talks and some great projects.

Handmade Detroit is about helping each other put those ideas to use, while building a network of like minded developers, so we can re-normalize how software is made.

It was wonderful to meet up with like-minded folks at the first Handmade DC Meetup in February! Among other topics, we discussed PS1 development, language and compiler development for a declarative JSON-like language, and AI GPU programming using Zig.

When?

Saturday, 2 March 2024, 1pm to 3pm

Where?

George Washington University Student Center 800 21st St NW, Washington, DC 20052. Entrance floor.
The University Student Center has a garage for visitor parking.
We will meet in the food court area. If you see a Panera cafe, you’re in the right place! We will have a sign at our table so you can identify us.

What?

Bring a project, a topic to present or discuss, an idea for an activity, or just a curious mind. If you are not sure that you have something to contribute, or fear that you are not ready, please know that the main priority is to provide a safe and supportive space to share the things we are passionate about and hone our craft.

Come join us to make some friends, learn something new, and build better software!

Come join us to make some friends, learn something new, and build better software! If you have any questions or need help finding us, please reach out to Felix Ulmanu (Discord: _felixu_ | Element: @felix-u) or John Blat (Discord: frog.bastard | Element: @other_john)

Looking forward to seeing you all!

Meetup Details

Date: June 1st
Time: 2-4pm
700 Boylston St, Boston, MA 02116 (Boston Public Library)

The Agenda

Software Project Demos: bring a project you’ve been working on, ask questions, get constructive feedback, etc.
Presentation: give a mini talk about something you’ve been working on and that you think others in the handmade community would find interesting
Special Topics: talk as a group about anything relevant in the handmade community
Social Hour: afterwards, we can head out and grab something to eat

You’re not required to bring a project or anything; showing up is good enough!

Getting there

Notice: We’ll be in Conference Room #2 this time instead of #3.

Conference Room #2 is located on the second floor mezzanine

If you enter through the Boylston Street entrance, you want to head to the left and look for where it says Community Learning Center

Other

We have a discord! If you’d like to join, feel free to use this invite link

Hello! Come join the first Handmade Cities meetup in Vancouver! You are welcome to present/demo any projects you’re working on!

Date: Tuesday June 18th, 2024
Time: 6:45 PM
Location: 1955 Alpha Way, Burnaby BC V5C 0K6

The location is right next to Brentwood Town Centre Station off the Millenium Line. The building entrance is adjacent to the OEB on Alpha street. Outdoor mall parking is free for 3 hours; underground parking is available for a fee. I’ll be in the lobby to let people in. If you are arriving late, please send a message on the #meetups channel of the Handmade Cities Discord so I can let you in. (https://discord.com/invite/txcCe8vyQ6).

Hope to see you there! Please leave a thumbs up in the discord, or reply to this email, to RSVP for my convenience.

P.S. Here is a fun video to watch: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Y65FRxE7uMc

Hello Seattle Meetup Members!

I am kicking off co-working sessions next week on Wed. July 17th
Please join me at Cafe Arta & Pub at Third Place starting at 2:30PM. (6504 20th Ave NE, Seattle, WA 98115)
I will try to stake out space near an outlet up in the Cafe that is attached to the bookstore (Third Place Books).
If folks want to stick around and hang out after a few hours of working we can move down to the pub

It’s one of my favorite places in Seattle to work so I hope it works out as a venue for these meetups. Let me know on the Discord, or send me an email at phil@handmadecities.com if you plan to some so I can give the cafe a heads up if we will be a very large group.

Hope to see you there!

-Phil, Technical Producer

Handmade folks,

Enter Distant Worlds coffeehouse, Seattle’s gathering grounds for geeks!
The owner is fond of the Handmade community and generously provides enough space for all of us
Showcase your personal project to receive friendly feedback, or bring a programming topic for discussion with the group. (You may also simply attend to enjoy our company)
We typically hang out for 2 hours, with optional dinner and more fun afterwards~