Handmade Cities (HMC) is on a mission to reshape the software industry for systems programmers. Our mandate is to clear a path for anyone—from juniors to seniors—to go on and become well-connected, well-paid practitioners embodying the Handmade ethos.
Operation 2030
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Anti-Corporatism
Policy
Big Tech forgot our humanity
Anti-VC
Policy
Do you love enshitification? ‘Cause we don’t
Core Principles
Policy
Without these four pillars there’s no Handmade Cities
Zero Favoritism
Policy
Dissenting views matter
80-20 Content Split
Logistics
80% programming, 20% humanity
Local Meetups
Logistics
Handmade meetups around the world
Tech Conferences
Logistics
Two annual conferences: from Boston to Seattle
The Team
Logistics
The Handmade Cities Team
Conference Tickets
Business
Ticket sales
Donations
Business
Independent donors AKA conference members
Miscellaneous
Business
Experiments in additional income
Trade Show
Business
Job booths and demo booths
Mainstream Tech Worker Rights
Directive
Your skills are valuable—but do you have a voice?
Protect Small Software Shops
Directive
Protect independent craftsmanship
Return to Meatspace
Directive
Abandon FOMO
Self-Hosting for All
Directive
Make self-hosting actually desirable
C is Evil
Bonus Section
So what?
Proper AI Usage
Bonus Section
How Handmade devs should use AI
Terminal Click
Bonus Section
Our leaders must ship Handmade software
Changelog
- v0.5.0, Copyright © April 2, 2025