So I took this Wired Magazine reporter to a hackathon and we built this app ....(wired.com)
wired.com
So I took this Wired Magazine reporter to a hackathon and we built this app ....
http://www.wired.com/magazine/2012/02/ff_hackathons/all/1
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...software engineers pound away at source code for the 12th straight hour ...
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...34 hours to go...
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..to present a functioning Android mobile application in 48 hours...
...I’m leading one of the teams...
...We were vying to be one of six “idea generators.”...
...people with ideas for apps (regardless of experience or qualifications)...
Yeah Zac! Want to take bets on how long til he starts a startup of his own now that he's seen what its like to rock a hackathon?
Hey Danielle!! Maybe down the road here soon, but right now I'm focused on making sure SeatMe is a huge and successful.
(PS.. Still need to talk to you about my plan to integrate Growl and Twilio soon though.)
(PS.. Still need to talk to you about my plan to integrate Growl and Twilio soon though.)
BTW: Right now there is another 48h Android hackathon taking place world wide. I am participating in Berlin at the c-base and hacking an indoor positioning app for Android that will need no knowledge about where the APs are located.
More infos about this hackathon: http://android-dev-camp-2012.blogspot.com/
or via #gadcbln (Berlin) or #gadc
More infos about this hackathon: http://android-dev-camp-2012.blogspot.com/
or via #gadcbln (Berlin) or #gadc
Awesome Zac, sounds like you had some fun!
Ruby not your favorite language? ;)
Ruby not your favorite language? ;)
Is there any site that would list hackathon events in SF?
I wish there was something like that. I have hooks into a bunch of sources so my plancast has a bunch around the bay area: http://plancast.com/zbowling
Way to set peoples expectations for app dev, i'll make sure to set all my quotes to $0 and keep the schedule to a couple of days...