After the success of our last developer week, we’re hosting another one this year from June 12th to June 16th. This will be a week of online only conversations, build parties, AMAs, blog posts, and other content.
There will be watch parties for all streams in the Hacker House on gather.town. Instructions for joining can be found in the Urbit Foundation group.
Schedule
Kicking Off Developer Week
Time: Monday June 12th – 9am Pacifc | 6pm CEST
We will kick off Urbit developer week with an introduction by ~wolref-podlex, ~lagrev-nocfep & ~dalweb-donfun. They will give you a sneak peek into what's awaiting you at Assembly this year, give you an update about the Foundation and tell you all about how to get involved with Urbit right now. Some very exciting announcements are waiting for you here.
%Lick by ~mopfel-winrux
Time: Monday June 12th – noon Pacifc | 9pm CEST
~mopfel-winrux, lead developer at Native Planet, has taken it upon himself to build a hardware vane that lets your Urbit directly communicate with the machine it's running on. This opens up an array of new possibilities. In this talk ~lagrev-nocfep will interview ~mopfel-winrux about his progress, and we might even see a demo.
Core Roadmap
Time: Tuesday June 13th – 9am Pacifc | 6pm CEST
In this talk our CTO ~rovnys-ricfer, together with ~master-morzod & ~wolref-podlex, will give an update on the Roadmap and talk about other news concerning Urbit’s core development. There are some exciting announcements coming up.
Core Developers AMA
Time: Tuesday June 13th – 10am Pacifc | 7pm CEST
Always wanted to ask the core developers something? In this AMA they will be available to answer any questions you have. Join ~rovnys-ricfer, ~wicdev-wisryt, ~palfun-foslup & ~master-morzod on Tuesday right after the Roadmap presentation.
Portal
Time: Tuesday June 13th – noon Pacifc | 9pm CEST
In this talk ~foddur-hodler and ~dilryd-mopreg from Portal will update you on their latest developments. They are excited to share their experiences using solid state subscriptions, to present their ideas on what they're calling the everything graph, and to explain why they're "composability-maxxing."
Core School Preview: Jetting
Time: Wednesday June 14th – 9am Pacifc | 6pm CEST
Core School approacheth. To whet your appetite for the inner mysteries of the kernel, we will discuss how jet-accelerated code works and how to write jets for arms. Join ~lagrev-nocfep & ~rovnys-ricfer at a preview of Core School content. And make sure to check out our CSL page↗ for more details.
%Eyre by ~palfun-foslup
Time: Wednesday June 14th – noon Pacifc | 9pm CEST
Urbit solves a lot of problems with digital identity. But its HTTP server, Eyre, hasn't gotten the memo yet. Two new Eyre features will make identifying incoming HTTP requests much nicer, letting developers deliver richer experiences, even on publicly accessible web pages. Join ~palfun-foslup at this session about %Eyre.
Native UI
Time: Thursday June 15th – 9am Pacifc | 6pm CEST
Using JavaScript on Urbit has always felt a bit off. ~hastuc-dibtux is going to change this with his Urbit Native UI project. Rendering Hoon as a frontend? Piece of cake. In this talk ~palfun-foslup will interview ~hastuc-dibtux about his project. Don’t miss the future of UIs.
Integrating Uqbar Transactions
Time: Thursday June 15th – noon Pacifc | 9pm CEST
Want to know how to integrate Uqbar smart contracts with your app? In this presentation Uqbar's lead developer ~hodzod-walrus will walk you through what it takes to integrate your app with Uqbar's smart contracts. It's easier than you think.
Vaporware
Time: Friday June 16th – 9am Pacifc | 6pm CEST
In this talk ~harden-hardys will prove that Vaporware↗ is not actually vaporware. Get to know what he and his team are up to and you might even see a glimpse or more of their first public project, Tharsis.
What to Build on Urbit and Why
Time: Friday June 16th – noon Pacifc | 9pm CEST
AJ or ~larryx-woldyr recently launched a suite of Urbit-hosted front-ends for Osmosis, Uniswap and Safe. In this talk he'll dive into why he thinks you should build on Urbit and what you should build on it. Tune in to his closing talk of Developer Week on Friday.