Mesa Dev Meeting ‐ 10 28 2026 ‐ 12:00 EDT 17:00 CET 21:30 IST Notes

Agenda

• Updates
• GSoC update
• Ticket discussion

GSoC - https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/discussions/2866 (Posted by Ewout )

• Highlights -
  • Funding session -
    • It's always hard. Follow the money -- who are the people who use it who have money. We really don't have this at this time.
    • Maybe we partner with Universities and give us a support package.
    • Suggested Goal - 3000 a month - can 2-4 per month for 1 day a week.

Tickets to discuss

ContiniousObservables: https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/pull/2851

• PR that proposes a continuous observable over time -- so you can sample at any point in time.
• Allows for threshold detection.
• Build on Mesa signals -- first thing that really uses it.
• Time discussion came up again -- 2228 -- where time needs to be in a central place like model.time to have a universal truth. For now, it does not block it, but there is a workaround. If this goes into stable (from experimental).
• Jan Kwakkel has commented.
• Tom Pike will be second reviewer.

Non-linear rate functions: https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/discussions/2854

• associated with 2851 -- maybe it goes in that one or a separate one.
• This is an interesting read -- linear is easy, but non-linear is.
• Needs additional review.

ActionSpace https://github.com/projectmesa/mesa/discussions/2858

• Right now we have hard coded rules in the agent.
• This would restrict the space that the agent can exist -- eg how much influence can an agent have.
• Would like to have more input on this.
• jackiekazil (Jackie Kazil) and Colin Frisch will review.

GSoC Contributor guideline for GSoC

• Written by Colin Frisch -- This would be very useful for GSoC contributors.
• jackiekazil (Jackie Kazil) and Tom Pike will review.

Next Mesa Meeting: Nov. 11, 2025

• GSoC - Start thinking about ideas for next year
• Old tickets for clean up -- continue please!