There’s a growing cry and deep interest in creating an Internet experience that is more humane, private, and supportive of individuals (rather than corporations). Sam Turner and Anita Halcyon (Co-creators of hAppenings.community) are keen to help grow this vision, as an independent organisation, in collaboration with the Holochain Community.
Just in case you haven’t heard, Holochain is a new open source framework for truly peer-to-peer applications. These applications will bring a vast change to our Internet experience.
Holochain apps (hApps) are versatile, resilient and scalable, and thousands of times more efficient than blockchain (no token or mining required). The purpose of Holochain is to enable us to interact with each other by mutual-consent to a shared set of rules, without relying on any authority to dictate or unilaterally change those rules. Peer-to-peer interaction means you own and control your data/information, with no intermediary (e.g., Google, Facebook, Uber) collecting, selling, or losing it!
Anita Halcyon & Sam Turner are longtime Holo & Holochain Advocates and alpha test HoloHosts. Anita was part of a team that helped create the Beginner’s Glossary shown on the HoloForum, and both Anita and Sam are part of the General Circle of the Holochain Advocates Community Circle (HACC) currently on Hylo.com.
We have observed many Holochain project creators and publishers are focused within their own projects and aren’t aware of what is going on with other projects and the wider ecosystem. Reaching out to various hApp Publishers we heard how valuable it would be to provide them, and the community, with news, information, links, and connection support.
At hAppenings.community, we research and find resources (with our extended community) that help those interested in exploring the “Holoverse”. We chose Airtable to capture the various Holochain Projects and Support Groups, and for its great ability to create various views. In this newsletter, we will share our latest findings, upcoming community events, and much more.
To share the understanding of this new, and sometimes complex, technology Anita and Sam have created sections within the website which are aimed at different community members: the curious, the advocates and the creators. The sections are defined as a way to assist visitors to find information relevant to their interests, knowledge and intention; providing tiered granular information through each section.
We sum up the sections as follows:
The Curious - For those new to Holochain and starting their journey
The Advocates - For those wanting to contribute and support the ecosystem
The Creators - For designers and devs looking to collaborate, learn and get their projects built
Our hope is that hAppenings.community will be a source of collective community knowledge which shares news, interviews, events and opportunities to collaborate. In that vein we have created forms, ongoing research interview schedules and feedback loops to keep the data on the website and in the database relevant and current.
We hope you’ll help us with this endeavour by submitting the articles, videos and podcasts you’ve found most interesting, educational or galvanising. If you are building, or know of a new hApp in development, get in touch and let us and the community know about it! Tell us what’s hAppening!
Let the games begin!
🌟 Latest Holochain News:
Holochain Beta Released - This is a major leap in the Holochain development roadmap, and it is one we have been diligently preparing since our first Release Candidate published in December.
What is Digital Identity? - What is your identity? Who or what defines it? by Collin McClain
DevPulse 130 - Time to Start Testing your hApps by Paul d’Aoust - Beta Release Candidate, Tryorama and Scaffolding!
2022 In Review - Pre-release release (aka Beta RC), Milestones, Security Audit, Education, Alpha and Growing Community
Holochain AMA #52 - Holochain Beta RC
🌟 Ecosystem News:
Security Audit of Holochain Key Lair Passed by Least Authority
Sprillow - 8 Lessons from Building with the Alpha Holochain framework
🌟 Newest Videos:
Neighbourhoods Groupware Primitives
Hylo End of Year Community Call
Holodex Currency Exchange - How to trade currencies with Holochain
🌟 Upcoming Events:
Holochain Dev Training - 9th March 2023
🌟 Latest additions to the Job Board
Software Developer - Holochain Core Team - 100% Remote Work
Software Project Manager Holo EMEA - 100% Remote Work
Junior Software Tester Holo - 100% Remote Work
🌟 And, find more here!
Are you Curious? Click here to learn more!
Are you an Advocate for Holochain and the projects being built on it? Click here to explore!
Are you a Creator of Holochain Projects? Whether you are a developer, designer or have just a GREAT idea, this would be your place to begin. Click here to check it out!
Creator/Member Portal: Are you currently, or within the next year starting a Holochain Project? You’ll want all the extended information and ability to submit your events/job listings and project updates! Click here to become a member!
And be sure explore ways to Support the Ecosystem!
If you have a question, request, or simply a desire to connect more about hAppenings.community please click the link above!