The document provides guidance for organizing a DevHouse event to bring developers together to share ideas and work on projects. It recommends starting small with just a few people in a home and using online tools like mailing lists and wikis to build a community. Basic needs for a DevHouse include chairs, tables, power strips, WiFi access points, a reasonable internet connection, friends, and Red Bull. Organizers are encouraged to contact the group to share experiences and help their DevHouse succeed, with the goal of fostering more permanent hacker spaces. Core principles include experimenting, evaluating events, and finding joy through productivity and connecting people.

1. How To Throw a DevHouse a.k.a Steal This Conference

2. Awesome Things Start Small The first DevHouse was a dozen people in my living room. Get people together to talk, think, build. Building a community = mailing list + wiki Take this spirit home.

3. What Do You Need? Chairs (or carpet) Tables Power strips Wireless access points (~$50/ea) A reasonable Internet connection(Comcast = OK, cheap ADSL = not OK) A few friends Red Bull (> Beer)

4. Let Us Know! We want to help your DevHouse succeed. We want a world full of DevHouses.Not just a Mexico full of them ;) Successful DevHouse communities turn into permanent Hacker Dojo establishments. new@superhappydevhouse.org

5. Core Principles Always experiment. Always run a post-mortem. Joy comes from: Productivity Connecting People