HMC Weekly Recap - 5/25

Mariano Uvalle is our server admin. You may reach the author at mariano@handmadecities.com

Dear Handmade folks,

Happy Memorial Day weekend! I hope everyone took the chance to decompress and spend time with loved ones. I certainly did! In the spirit of holiday reflection, let’s begin our update by thanking the unsung heroes from our community.

Thank You Meetup Hosts!

Sometimes we might take Handmade meetups for granted, but behind every event is a single person volunteering their time to organize something. This organizer’s a human being with a busy life or bad days like the rest of us. Yet they still find a venue, prepare a written newsletter, and expend social energy to keep everyone at the meetup: not to mention finding fun presentations / demos for the group.

So huge kudos to the hosts keeping Handmade Cities going! If you, the reader, wish to engage in this noble endeavor, read the HMC Guide for details. (We can always use backup hosts as well.)

Chat Discussion: Battle for the Soul of the Industry

There’s an interesting discussion around the nature of software employment in #General right now. Community members are sharing their experiences in this new era, while Abner offers practical ways to stay sane and keep our conscience intact.

Considering dropping in your two cents as well!

Final Reminder: Hiring

As I mentioned in the last weekly recap, the creator of Outer Wilds is actively looking for software engineers, and some of the roles would be perfectly suited for the folks here who enjoy gamedev.

The deadline is this Thursday so don’t wait too long and apply now!

That’s it for the time being. Abner’s still in the middle of populating the public roadmap, therefore I’ll talk more about that next week.

Until next time,
Mariano, Server Admin.