It’s now less than three weeks for the next SNIA Persistent Memory Hackathon and Workshop.  Our next workshop will be held in conjunction with the 10th Annual Non-Volatile Memory Workshop (http://nvmw.ucsd.edu/) at the University of California, San Diego on Sunday, March 10th from 2:00pm to 5:30pm.

The Hackathon at NVMW19 provides software developers with an understanding of the different tiers and modes of persistent memory, and gives an overview of the standard software libraries that are available to access persistent memory.  Attendees will have access to system configured with persistent memory, software libraries, and sample source code. A variety of mentors will be available to provide tutorials and guide participants in the development of code. Learn more here.

In the last workshop, the feedback from the attendees pointed to a desire to work longer on code after the tutorial ended.  We will ensure that all the Hackathon attendees will have access to their environment through the length of the conference. So any participant in the Sunday session will be able to continue work until the conference completion on Tuesday afternoon.  While there won’t be an opportunity for formal follow-up, we’re planning an informal meet-up the final day of the conference. Stay tuned for details.

For those not familiar with NVMW, the program is replete with the latest in non-volatile memory research, which enables attendees to understand the practical advances in software development for persistence.  The workshop facilitates the exchange of ideas and advances collaboration and knowledge of the use of persistent memory. Registration for the conference is affordable, and grants are available for university student attendees.

For those not able to get to San Diego in March, enjoy the weather that obviously won’t be anywhere near as nice where you live.  Oh, sorry. For those not able to get to San Diego in March, SNIA is working on the next opportunities for a formal hackathon. But we can’t do it alone.  If you have a group of programmers interested in learning persistent memory development, SNIA would consider coming to you with a Host a Hackathon. We can provide, or even train, mentors to get you started, and show you how to build your own cloud-based development environment.  You’ll get an introduction to coding, and you’ll be left with some great examples to build your own applications. Contact SNIA at PMhackathon@snia.org for more details and visit our PM Programming Hackathon webpage for the latest updates.