Intro to YYJ Tech Slack Channels

Slack is organized into "channels" on the left-hand side bar. You can navigate between channels, join, leave and create as you like in this space - it's up to you.

• Channels below with a link have active channel stewardship* to help grow and support the channel
• Channels without a link have more varying participation, but you're still welcome to join
• Into something else more niche? Search in the channels to find others with the same interest, or start something of your own and let others know in #-channel-discovery

As mentioned in our Code of Conduct spam section, please keep discussion related to the YYJ (aka Victoria, BC) and nearby communities unless the channel specifically mentions otherwise.

Popular Channels

Community-Focused

Relating to the YYJ Tech and local Vancouver Island community topics

Channel	Description	Channel Steward(s)
#annoucements	Mod-only annoucements	@jen
#ask-yyjtech-hive-mind	Have a general question that you'd like to crowd source? Post it here.	Open*
#classifieds	Buy & sell stuff. Mostly Victoria-based postings.	Open*
#introductions	Introduce yourself and what you want out of the community here	Open*
#learning	Share resources and ask questions in a learning-friendly environment	Open*
#events	Vancouver Island-related tech events	Open*
#meta	Discussion of making YYJ Tech a better place	@jen
#openhack	A long-running Victoria tech event	Open*
#remote	A place to connect with others who work remotely	Open*
#shamelessplug	Brag about something you're up to - but please keep it focused to topics related to Vancouver Island	Open*

Job-Seekers and Posters

Topics related to seeking or providing work opportunities

Channel	Description	Channel Steward(s)
#buy-a-coffee	Ask questions of people who have experience with specific Vancouver Island companies to learn if you'd like to apply there	Open*
#co-founder-hunt	Find others looking for a cofounder	Open*
#contracts_and_jerbs	Post contracts or announce openness to contract work	Open*
#job-postings	Post available jobs. Please use the form pinned at the top of the channel	Open*
#seeking-opportunities	Post that you're available and looking for new opportunities	Open*

Support and Help

Get help and support from others in the community on a variety of subtopics

Channel	Description	Channel Steward(s)
#career-chat	General Vancouver Island tech-sector jobs discussions	Open*
#freelancers	Freelance-related questions	Open*
#immigration	Immigration-related questions	Open*
#law-stuff-ama	Law-related questions	Open*
#lgbt	Connect with LGBTQS+ members and allies	Open*
#mentorship	Request or offer mentorship	Open*
#resume	Ask for resume feedback	Open*
#salary	Open space to discuss challenges and curiosities about salary and salary transparency	Open*

Non-Tech Social Discussions

Connect around hobbies and current affairs

Channel	Description	Channel Steward(s)
#coffee	The exlir of life	Open*
#current-events	Current events in the world. Keep it civil.	Open*
#cycling	Two-wheeled human-powered transportation discussions	Open*
#food	Restaurants, recipes, drooling and other food-related banter	Open*
#games	All gaming-related topics on the table	Open*
#gardening	Chat with others growing green things	Open*
#news	Tech-related news	Open*
#photography	Picture taking of all kinds.	Open*
#politics	The less-civil version of #current-events.	Open*
#random	The place to share something that doesn't fit anywhere else. Usually silly things.	Open*
#watercooler	A stream of general current affairs and general chatter.	Open*

Role-specific

Share knowledge, ask questions and connect with others in your area of expertise - or aspiring expertise

Channel	Channel Steward(s)
#customer-success	Open*
#data-science	Open*
#design	Open*
#dev	Open*
#devops	Open*
#front-end	Open*
#finance	Open*
#game-dev	Open*
#marketing	Open*
#sales	Open*
#product-management	Open*

Technical

Chatter and news about niche technical topics

Channel	Channel Steward(s)
#architecture	Open*
#apple	Open*
#aws	Open*
#azure	Open*
#canadalearningcode	Open*
#design-systems	Open*
#gearheads	Open*
#opensource	Open*
#pchardware	Open*
#react	Open*
#security	Open*

* Interested in becoming a Channel Steward? Apply here.