The time has come once again for anyone interested in software development
and RISC OS to gather around the fire (though you might prefer a fan at
this time of year) and discuss anything relevant to the topic. Saturday,
25th July is the date of the next scheduled 'friendly fireside chat' for
RISC OS developers.

If you develop software on or for RISC OS, or you're working on the
operating system itself, or you're wondering how to get a start in
programming on the platform, this meeting is for you. It doesn't matter if you've plenty of experience, or you're just a beginner - you are welcome
to attend.

The purpose of these meetings is to provide a way for developers and those interested in the topic to get together (virtually) and have an informal discussion about all matters pertaining to RISC OS development. Being informal, there is no set topic or agenda, and those present at the
meeting can bring up any subject they like. For example, you could use the meeting to seek advice on a confusing SWI call, or track down a bug in a
piece of code that seems to be staying resolutely hidden.

Sometimes these meetings are used by people to show off their latest developments - especially if what they're working on is useful in the
context of programming - so you might get a chance to see a demonstration
of something you'll be thinking about using when released, and you might
also therefore be able to offer feedback and ideas to the developer before that release happens.

For example, at the last meeting those in attendance heard about Dave
Higton's work on AcornSSL and mbed to bring them up to a newer version,
with server capability and support for IPv6. Testing his work so far, Dave
was running an IPv6 web server on RISC OS, albeit a very simple one that merely informed visitors of their own IP address. The group also saw some
of the latest theme developments from Martin Eastwood, and Graeme
Shrimpton mentioned a module he is working on to make it easier for
developers to save and read values to or from Choices files from within
their own programs. There was also a discussion of vibe coding (the use of
AI systems to generate code) and whether it can work for RISC OS
programming, which is something of a niche, and the use of AI to identify
and help fix bugs.

With a 7:30pm kick off time, the meetings take place using the Zoom video conferencing software, which is available for most platforms - see https://zoom.us

They are open to anyone, regardless of their programming prowess - you
could be someone with no programming experience looking for advice on
where to begin and what tools to use, an expert with many years of
development behind you, or anything between the two extremes; all are
welcome.

To join the meeting, you will need a platform on which Zoom can be run,
along with the meeting credentials. If you've joined a previous fireside
chat, those credentials remain unchanged, but if not you can get them via
one of these routes:
* You can contact Andrew McCarthy on Twitter at https://twitter.com/
ArmBytes" or Mastodon at https://mastodon.online/@armbytes - or indeed
from your RISC OS computer using ChatCube.

* Or you can contact me at the RISCOSitory bunker by sending an email
reply to this message. Please note, though, that any emails sent to me on
the day of the meeting itself will not receive a reply until very close
to the meeting's start time!

If you can't wait until the next meeting to discuss RISC OS development
issues with others, or want to continue a discussion started at the
meeting, there is also now a Discord discussion forum:

https://discord.com/channels/1389293639938740354/1389293640609824874



_______________________________________________________________ a.m.conroy@argonet.co.uk, Moderator of comp.sys.acorn.announce.
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