On Halloween night, we are opening our doors to trick or treaters! Come by to show off your costume, and grab some candy. Or stop in to say hello, watch a movie with us, and greet trick or treaters! Register here if you want to come hang out:
Want to meet other people in tech who actually live nearby?
Curious what your neighbours are building, breaking, or thinking about?
Looking for a low-key evening to talk shop without it being a conference or a sales pitch?
Working on something interesting and want people to bounce ideas off?
Or just want to find your people in Haarlem?
Come hang out.
The Haarlem Code Collective is a casual monthly meetup for people who work in or around tech. No talks, no agenda, no slides. Just techies in a room, talking about what they’re working on, what they’re frustrated with, and what they’re excited about. Each month tends to have a loose focus to give the conversation somewhere to start, but topics are fluid and the evening goes wherever the room takes it. The kind of conversation that’s hard to find when most of the tech scene lives a train ride away in Amsterdam.
It happens the first Sunday of every month at Launchpad023. Show up, grab a drink, find a conversation. Some people come every month. Some show up once and never again. Both are fine.
This is for anyone working in tech in any capacity. Developers, sysadmins, designers, founders, hobbyists, students, people who used to be in tech and want to stay in the loop. If you find yourself reading this and wondering whether you count, you count.
This evening is for anyone curious about Linux, whether you are completely new to it or already experimenting on your own. Maybe you are tired of constant operating system changes, frustrated by older hardware being left behind, interested in privacy and open source software, or simply want to understand what alternatives exist outside the major tech ecosystems. Whatever brought you here, you are welcome.
Bring your computer and we’ll help you get started in a relaxed, beginner friendly environment at Launchpad023 in Haarlem. We’ll guide you through installing Linux step by step, explain what is happening during the process, and help you understand your options rather than just clicking through an installer.
Brian Johnson, co founder of Launchpad023 and CTO of Gozynta, will lead the evening and be available throughout the session to help troubleshoot, answer questions, and explain the process in a practical and approachable way.
You can bring almost any computer, including Windows PCs, Macs, laptops, or desktops. If you want to dual boot Linux alongside your current operating system, we can help with that too. Already using Linux? You are still welcome to come by for tweaks, troubleshooting, questions, or simply to meet others interested in the space.
We will also have several systems already running Linux for anyone who wants to try it before making changes to their own computer.
Monitors, keyboards, and mice will be available for desktop setups and testing.
No prior technical experience is required. Curiosity is enough.
Some installations take only a few minutes. Others may involve experimentation depending on the hardware. Every machine is a little different, and part of the evening is learning together, exploring possibilities, and helping each other along the way.
The Home Assistant Community in Haarlem!
Please be welcome at Launchpad to meet other people enthusiastic about Home assistant.
