Community Update: August 2023

Thulisile Sibanda

Thulisile Sibanda

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As August comes to a close, many of us have had a slow month. Most of the community took some well-deserved time off, and the project has been quiet these past few weeks. We're looking forward to September and can't wait for everything to get back in full swing.

AACoT'23 London

Speakers for AACoT'23 London Edition have been selected and informed; we are currently working on the schedule for the day. We anticipate a jam-packed day of inspiring talks and networking with esteemed industry experts. If you know any communities in London or ways we can maximize the AACoT'23 London event happening on the 20th of September, please do reach out to Thulie or Lukasz via Slack.

Financial Contributions

We received new financial contributions this month. Please welcome our:

  • new Silver sponsor, Svix, who will contribute $500 monthly.
  • new Bronze sponsor, Rviewer, who will contribute $100 monthly.

Huge thank you to our one-time sponsor, Simlot, for donating $944.

AsyncAPI Bounty Program Trial

We're thrilled to share that the AsyncAPI Bounty Program Trial has been completed. We started the trial with a total of 7 projects consisting of coding, design, and technical writing tasks, categorized into medium and advanced levels. We had pre-set rules for the bounty trial, and everything went smoothly when it came to task assignment and completion. We also learned valuable insights during the trial, such as timeline extension and handling additional tasks necessary for task completion that will be implemented in the official program. Here are the accomplished tasks and the exceptional assignees:

Bounty Issue LinkScopeCategoryTypeAssigneeStatus
https://github.com/asyncapi/website/issues/843Enable caching on a website built on NetlifyMedium LevelCodingSambhav GuptaComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/cli/issues/358Add a Dockerfile and release pipeline necessary to publish itMedium LevelCodingSavio DiasComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/cli/issues/123Configure CLI commands docs generation into existing flowsMedium LevelCodingMahfuza Humayra MohonaComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/cli/issues/38Enable CLI to read the context from CWDAdvanced LevelCodingViacheslav TurovskyiComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/generator/issues/943Create a first tutorial for AsyncAPI GeneratorAdvanced LevelDoc'sFlorence NjeriComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/community/issues/672Create an infographic with information about AsyncAPI Initiative financeAdvanced LevelDesignAISHAT MUIBUDEENComplete
https://github.com/asyncapi/cli/issues/361Extend the functionality of --version flag in AsyncAPI CLI to include info about versions of other AsyncAPI libraries used in the projectMedium LevelCodingViacheslav TurovskyiComplete

Spec x Tooling

The progress on supporting the AsyncAPI Spec v3 is advancing significantly. So far, we are currently working on updating the CLI to validate v3 documents together with the Generator and Modelina. You can keep track of the releases on the AsyncAPI Spec v3 issue.

Google Summer of Code(GSoC)

Google Summer of Code'23 is coming to an end soon, and our esteemed mentors are currently underway with the final evaluation of the projects. We are excited and can't wait to announce the successful completion of the projects. One of the GSOC'23 mentees, Richa Sharma, wrote a detailed blog, Reflections on My GSoC 2023 Journey; please be sure to read it.

Code of Conduct

We are calling for votes to establish our first Code of Conduct Committee that will enforce and ensure every community member follows and doesn't violate it. Please make sure to drop a comment with your nominations to the AsyncAPI Code of Conduct Refresh discussion.

Coming in September