Russ Cox | af5018f | 2020-03-09 23:54:35 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 1 | # Get thee to a Go meetup |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 2 | 27 Feb 2013 |
Andrew Gerrand | b316fcd | 2013-06-05 09:59:16 +1000 | [diff] [blame] | 3 | Tags: community, talk |
Russ Cox | faf1e2d | 2020-03-14 09:44:01 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 4 | Summary: How to find or start a local group of gophers. |
Russ Cox | 972d42d | 2020-03-15 15:50:36 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 5 | OldURL: /getthee-to-go-meetup |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 6 | |
| 7 | Andrew Gerrand |
| 8 | |
Russ Cox | af5018f | 2020-03-09 23:54:35 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 9 | ## |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 10 | |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 11 | Last week, David Symonds and I each gave talks at Sydney's Go meetup, |
Russ Cox | af5018f | 2020-03-09 23:54:35 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 12 | [golang-syd](http://www.meetup.com/golang-syd/). |
| 13 | Dave spoke about [Go API design in the context of Protocol Buffers](http://talks.godoc.org/github.com/dsymonds/talks/2013-feb-golang-syd/golang-syd.slide), |
| 14 | and I discussed some neat tricks in the construction of [a small command-line program](http://talks.godoc.org/github.com/nf/streak/talk.slide). |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 15 | The presentations were short but provoked some good questions and interesting discussion. |
| 16 | Of the 50-odd attendees, most were regular Go programmers and a fair chunk |
| 17 | write Go code professionally. It was a fun night. |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 18 | |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 19 | It would have been great to see you there but, |
| 20 | statistically, you're not from Sydney. |
| 21 | Despair not, however, as there are likely some people in your area who either |
| 22 | run a Go meetup or want to start one. |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 23 | |
Russ Cox | af5018f | 2020-03-09 23:54:35 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 24 | The Go wiki lists [Go user groups](https://golang.org/wiki/GoUserGroups) around the world, |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 25 | so if there's one nearby you should consider going along to the next event. |
Andrew Gerrand | db9a09f | 2013-03-08 11:17:09 +1100 | [diff] [blame] | 26 | |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 27 | If not, why not start your own? To gauge interest, |
Russ Cox | af5018f | 2020-03-09 23:54:35 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 28 | ask around in the [Go+ Community](https://plus.google.com/communities/114112804251407510571) and |
| 29 | the [golang-nuts mailing list](http://groups.google.com/group/golang-nuts), and |
| 30 | take a look at this [list of people](http://golang.meetup.com/all/) waiting |
Russ Cox | 482079d | 2020-03-09 22:11:04 -0400 | [diff] [blame] | 31 | for a Go meetup in their area. |
| 32 | Once you have a few people interested - and at least one person willing |
| 33 | to present something - pick a venue and set a date. |
| 34 | If you build it, they will come. |