Over on the community forum, we’re trying out a new activity called a “challenge problem” where we focus on a theme for several months through submissions that may take various different forms. It’s like a hybrid between a virtual workshop and a game jam. For our first challenge problem, the theme is “fearless extensibility”. Why “fearless”…? Allowing extension authors complete freedom to change all aspects of a system may seem like a malleable path to take, but it carries with it maintenance and security headaches.

Do you have malleable ideas or projects you’d like to discuss, but you’ve been wishing there were a more structured medium for longer conversations than just the Matrix room? Try out our new community forum! 🎉 Along with a forum-style interface for general discussion, there’s also special support for our catalog, which is now easily editable via wiki-style posts on the forum. The Matrix room will continue to live on in parallel with the forum.