🚀 3rd ROOT Hackathon: The Fixathon 2.0
(25 March 2026)📅 11-12 May 2026 | 📍 CERN, IdeaSquare
We’re excited to announce the 3rd ROOT Hackathon, taking place at CERN’s IdeaSquare: the Innovation Space of the lab!
This edition -The Fixathon 2.0 - is a 2-day hands-on event focused on refining ROOT through small but impactful improvements.
🔧 What will we work on?
- 🐞 Small Bug Density issues: addressing well-scoped issues that improve the everyday ROOT experience
- 📚 Documentation improvements: writing or improving tutorials, examples, and documentation pages
🤝 How to participate?
Do you have a small ROOT issue that has been on your mind?
Report it ➡️ Tag it Small Bug Density on GitHub ➡️ Join us to work on it!
🍝 Logistics
- 📍 In-person at CERN IdeaSquare (no remote participation)
- ☕ Coffee and home-cooked lunches provided
- 🍽️ Social dinner organised nearby (not covered)
- ⚠️ Limited spots available
👉 More details & registration: https://indico.cern.ch/event/1663083/
Looking forward to hacking together!
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