LLVM Community

Official places to ask questions, join events, and find support.

Start with the active LLVM channels. Use the library links for background on community health, mentorship, and Foundation programs.

Official Channels

Use these for current project discussion, questions, meetings, and contribution support.

Overview Getting Involved Official index for contributing, forums, sync-ups, office hours, Discord, and community calendar. Forums LLVM Discourse Project-wide discussion categories for beginners, subprojects, infrastructure, design, and announcements. Chat LLVM Discord Real-time chat for users and developers, including beginners, office hours, and buildbot status channels. Live help Office Hours Scheduled time with experienced contributors across LLVM, Clang, MLIR, optimization, backend, and research topics. Events Community Calendar Sync-ups, office hours, working groups, social events, and other recurring LLVM community meetings. Participation Code of Conduct The shared standards for LLVM spaces, including events, Discord, mailing lists, and issue trackers.

Foundation Support

Programs for education, diversity, mentorship, community health, and infrastructure.

Foundation Programs Educational outreach, community health and infrastructure, diversity and inclusion, and grants and scholarships. Students Grants, Scholarships, and Mentorship Student travel grants, mentorship, and support for attending LLVM Developers' Meetings. Diversity and inclusion Community.o LLVM Foundation initiative for diversity, inclusion, and welcoming contributors from more backgrounds.

Community Videos

Two useful collections, plus a few good starting points from each.

Community Support and Belonging

Talks on belonging, conduct, leadership, mentorship, and access.

Open Community.o playlist
Start with You're NOT Alone: Chasing the Journey of Learning and Belonging Question reluctance, isolation, and belonging in technical communities. My Career in Languages and Compilers Short career talks across open source, languages, compilers, and toolchains. A Technical Guide to Compassion in Open Source Practical communication tools for conflict, stress, and newcomer support. Supporting Diversity and Inclusion in our Community: What Not To Do! A practical keynote on healthier inclusion habits in technical communities.

More Context

Background on community health, education, inclusion, governance, and infrastructure.

Blog Office hours and the LLVM community calendar Context for synchronous support and lowering contribution barriers. Quick talk Measuring the health of the LLVM community A data-oriented look at project activity and community health. Technical talk A Proposal for Technical Governance Background on project decision-making, stewardship, and governance structure. Topic LLVM Foundation updates Foundation sessions, project stewardship, and board-level community updates.