NixOS 24.05 ZHF Hackathon & Lakeside BBQ

It's time for a new NixOS release, 24.05 Uakari! 🎉

For a month before release, NixOS is in ZERO Hydra Failures stage. During this time, the community tries to fix all of the Hydra build failures in Nixpkgs. You can read more about the process here.

Who is this event for?
Anyone who's even slightly interested in Nix! Among the attendees you'll find core Nix contributors, full-on Nix beginners, and everything in between. This event is as much about Hydra as it is about engaging with the local Nix and functional programming community. It's a great opportunity to get your feet wet while helping us stabilise the next release.

What's the agenda?
We have a modern, spacious venue at OST Rapperswil all to ourselves for the entire two days.

Matrix is our primary communication channel. Join us to hear about updates and other relevant information.

Saturday

• 09:00 Doors open, mingling
• 10:00 Lightning talks
• 11:00 Let the hacking begin!
• 17:00 Group photo & BBQ!

Sunday

• 10:00 Doors open, mingling
• 11:00 Let the hacking begin!
• 15:00 More BBQ?

Do I need to bring anything?
A laptop would be useful. Food, drinks, coffee, tea, swag, desks, and friendly mentors are all provided - we just need fun company. Bring as many friends as you can! 🙂 Make sure they RSVP, so we know how much food and swag to get.

Sounds great! Are there other such events?
We organise ZHF every 6 months and we organise smaller Nix meetups irregularly. Stay on top of these things by joining the Nix Zürich group.

Hackathon
The main objective of the hackathon is to approach Zero Hydra Failures for the upcoming NixOS release 23.11 by fixing bugs and build errors in Nixpkgs and NixOS.

A hackathon is also a great opportunity to address issues that are otherwise hard to fix or get going with. Therefore everyone can pitch projects they want to work on at the venue, and ask for assistance or schedule time to discuss their ideas or code.