SSWG - January 3, 2024

finestructure · 2024-03-09T09:40:56.076Z

Attendees
action items review
- @tomerd to update the workgroup as the core team discussion progresses (carried over)
- @FranzBusch to create AI for all packages from Apple that need pitching to the incubator (carried over)
- @0xTim writing the incubator pitch for Vapor
- @adam-fowler and @Joannis_Orlandos to give a demo of HB2 (carried over)
  - will do it one of the next times
- @sebsto working on Amazon Linux 2023 support, give update to the group as progresses
  - 5.8 works
  - 5.9 hopefully soon, progress but not done yet
- @sebsto to move AWS Lambda transport for Swift OpenAPI to Swift on Server · GitHub
- @sebsto and @FranzBusch to run a review for [Pitch] OracleNIO: Oracle DB Driver built on SwiftNIO (carried over)
- @ktoso is formalizing a summary of the survey the workgroup published earlier in thew year and preparing it to share with the community (carried over)
- @tomerd to merge the outstanding API PR (add link) and tag 1.0 + announce (carried over)
- JWT pitch @ktoso to run the review (carried over)
- @Sarunas to bring up ideas on how to improve the transparency on joining the workgroup (carried over)
- @tomerd to bring over the information about how to join the workgroup from the GH version of the workgroup charter doc (carried over)
- meetups and conferences, perhaps a regular meetup organized by the workgroup (carried over)
  - @sebsto to make a proposal on what this could look like, @Joannis_Orlandos to help
    - work in progress
    - reached out to Max, no reply yet from Holly
    - Max didn't feel comfortable enough to offer help at this time
2024 goals discussion/planning
- briefly reviewed '23 goals
- 2024 goals
  - structured concurrency still a goal, more to do (owner: @FranzBusch )
    - guide for structured concurrency
    - pick packages and move them all the way across (Vapor/HB/Smoke, not NIO)
    - clarify motivation - what does it give you?
  - emphasis on "marketing"
    - content for the ecosystem (guides)
    - build out integrated example (app with certain components, logging etc), owners: @FranzBusch , @tachyonics , @sebsto , @Joannis_Orlandos
    - organise 3 user group meetings, owners: @Joannis_Orlandos @sebsto
    - make guides visible/update them, owners: @tachyonics
    - server-side project showcase (a show-case, web-auth, etc), owners: @Joannis_Orlandos @0xTim
    - Swift server conference (scheduled for 26/27 Sep atm), owners: @0xTim
    - something about distributed actors? guide, when to use it etc
  - Swift 6 and what it means for Server-side, owners: @finestructure
    - compatibility testing
  - tooling
    - Franz: find solution for swiftly (ownership unclear, it's not official, contribution is situation for Apple folks is unclear)
  - Unified/standardised http server / middleware, owners: @tachyonics @adam-fowler @Joannis_Orlandos @FranzBusch @0xTim
  - write blog post about goals, owners: @FranzBusch @Joannis_Orlandos
    - deadline start of Feb
  - package discovery (badging, package collection, search) of incubated Swift server packages on SPI, owners: @finestructure
next time: SSWG onboarding @finestructure
latest meeting notes are from September, should try and post these faster