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Hope it's okay to self-plug here (seems highly relevant): what you say is a big reason why I organize the Handmade conferences for a living and why they're free

Hope it's okay to self-plug here (seems highly relevant): what you say is a big reason why I organize the Handmade conferences for a living and why they're free of sponsors [0]. An implicit goal is to grow popular enough to the point that enough programmers collectively agree they should have a say in the "corporate world," such as demanding that we slow down "pumping out" new features and make greater investments in software quality. [0] https://handmadecities.com/about https://handmadecities.com/about

stavros 3y ago
This looks interesting, but why is 75% of your landing page your bios? When clicking the link, I definitely didn't have in mind "I wonder who founded this and what their background is". I now know a lot about who organizes this and what their reasons are, but I don't know anything about what it is.
- mariusor 3y ago
  That's the about page. The landing page has more info: > We are the largest indie conferences for low-level programmers. This is your portal to meet with folks into graphics, game engines, kernels, compilers, and more!
  - stavros 3y ago
    Ah, derp, I didn't look at the link, thank you.
    - abnercoimbre 3y ago
      The one time I link to the About page instead of the landing... sorry! (I only did it because it mentions the bit about being sponsor-free.)
      - stavros 3y ago
        Nah, it's my fault, I spaced out and didn't read the URL.
- DonHopkins 3y ago
  To be fair, that's the about page, not the landing page. And their goals and reasons for organizing it are commendable. Abner, I'd be interested to hear more about what it was like working with Jonathan Blow. (Maybe your project's about page isn't the place to go into it, but possibly here, your personal blog, or private email.) I'd love to see his reaction to watching the Game Helpin' Squad's tutorial, "Time Travel Understander"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fABGyVzVwI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fABGyVzVwI I pointed Will Wright at their SimCity parody tutorial on "Pretend Gas Station", and he loved it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMeWas4kXM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMeWas4kXM My favorite, which you have to pause to read all the hilarious popup text and chat that goes by quickly, is the Game Helpin' Squad's "World Quester 2" tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gy9hJauXns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gy9hJauXns
  - abnercoimbre 3y ago
    Shoot me a message (should be in my HN bio)

stavros 3y ago

This looks interesting, but why is 75% of your landing page your bios? When clicking the link, I definitely didn't have in mind "I wonder who founded this and what their background is". I now know a lot about who organizes this and what their reasons are, but I don't know anything about what it is.

mariusor 3y ago
That's the about page. The landing page has more info: > We are the largest indie conferences for low-level programmers. This is your portal to meet with folks into graphics, game engines, kernels, compilers, and more!
- stavros 3y ago
  Ah, derp, I didn't look at the link, thank you.
  - abnercoimbre 3y ago
    The one time I link to the About page instead of the landing... sorry! (I only did it because it mentions the bit about being sponsor-free.)
    - stavros 3y ago
      Nah, it's my fault, I spaced out and didn't read the URL.
DonHopkins 3y ago
To be fair, that's the about page, not the landing page. And their goals and reasons for organizing it are commendable. Abner, I'd be interested to hear more about what it was like working with Jonathan Blow. (Maybe your project's about page isn't the place to go into it, but possibly here, your personal blog, or private email.) I'd love to see his reaction to watching the Game Helpin' Squad's tutorial, "Time Travel Understander"! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fABGyVzVwI https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=1fABGyVzVwI I pointed Will Wright at their SimCity parody tutorial on "Pretend Gas Station", and he loved it! https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMeWas4kXM https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=WPMeWas4kXM My favorite, which you have to pause to read all the hilarious popup text and chat that goes by quickly, is the Game Helpin' Squad's "World Quester 2" tutorial: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gy9hJauXns https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=0Gy9hJauXns
- abnercoimbre 3y ago
  Shoot me a message (should be in my HN bio)