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I launched Ehime.go, a Go community in Ehime
Introduction
Hello everyone. I'm okarin, a software engineer living in Ehime.
I usually develop server-side applications with Go, but recently I've been doing some machine learning with Python.
In this article, as the title suggests, I'd like to talk about starting Ehime.go, a Go community in Ehime.
Why I started a community in Ehime
The reason is that there are few engineer communities and events in Ehime, and I wanted to liven things up!
When searching for "Ehime" on connpass, the number of events in 2024 is only 28 at the time of writing, which is very low (Search Results).
Living in Ehime, I wished this number would increase, but I struggled to take action.
Amidst that, I had the opportunity to participate as a day-of-event staff member at Go Conference 2024 and felt inspired. There were people I don't usually meet in my day-to-day work, such as those participating in overseas conferences or running communities, which was very refreshing for me.
I couldn't take action immediately then, but later I attended a Kyoto.go event. There, I shared my desire to start a community in Ehime and received various advice. About a week later, I launched Ehime.go.
Event Log
Ehime.go #1 Mokumoku-kai (Study Session)
For the first event, we held an online Mokumoku-kai. I thought no one would show up, but five people participated.
Since it was my first time organizing an event, I decided to keep it low-pressure and low-burden, so I chose a Mokumoku-kai for the first session.
Looking back, starting small was a good idea. If I had tried to go all out from the beginning, the preparation would have been exhausting, and I probably wouldn't have stayed motivated. It's better to prioritize consistency within a reasonable range.
Ehime.go #2 Understanding how Go Playground works
For the second event, we held an online session to explain how the Go Playground works.
I wanted to create a place where participants could gain some learning, so I chose an event to explain the internal mechanisms of the Go Playground that I recently learned.
Compared to the Mokumoku-kai, the preparation was indeed more demanding, but I was very happy because the feedback on the event was positive.
If you are curious about how Go Playground works, please refer to the explanation on our company's Tech Blog.
Future Plans
For future Ehime.go activities, we are considering offline events. Since the scale is still small, we haven't decided exactly how to proceed, but we are thinking of starting with content for beginners and eventually holding lightning talk (LT) events.
Since offline events might make it difficult for people outside the prefecture to participate, we plan to continue holding online events like the ones we've done so far.
Conclusion
Thank you for reading this far. If you become a member of Ehime.go, you will receive notifications for future events, so please consider registering!
Discussion