Zulip

Most Pony community interaction happens on our Zulip. If you’ve used Slack or Discord, Zulip will feel familiar, but there’s one big difference: every message belongs to a topic within a channel. Topics work like subject lines on email. They keep conversations organized so you can follow a discussion without wading through unrelated chatter. You can read more in Zulip’s channels and topics documentation.

Key Channels

When you join, you’ll be subscribed to several channels by default. Here are the ones most relevant to community members:

• #announce – releases, event reminders, and other project-wide announcements.
• #general – open-ended discussion about Pony. If you’re not sure where something goes, start here.
• #beginner help – questions about learning and writing Pony. No question is too basic.
• #virtual users’ group – coordination for VUG meetings and talk proposals.
• #contribute to Pony – if you’re interested in contributing to the project.

There are also contributor-oriented channels for specific areas like the compiler, runtime, and CI. See Contributor Zulip Channels for the full list.

Tips

• Use topics. When starting a new conversation, create a new topic rather than posting in an existing one. Descriptive topic names make it easy for others to find the discussion later.
• Format code. Wrap inline code in backticks and use fenced code blocks (triple backticks) for multi-line snippets. You can add pony after the opening backticks for syntax highlighting.
• Introduce yourself. When you first join, say hello in the #new members channel. Tell us what brought you to Pony.