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Man, #Hackathons are the best! The #ROI of a #hackathon is through the roof compared to just attending a conference, course or trying to learn a new framework, library or platform. How to get most of the hackathon? Few tips from yours truly: 🖥️ Get the whole experience & stay through the night! It's going to suck, your back will be killing you, no sleep but you'll get to experience the WHOLE thing 🖥️ Get out of your technological comfort zone - build whatever you plan to build but using a brand new stack you're not familiar with. It's your chance to tinker, don't waste it 🖥️ Don't worry about business model or anything other than technology - it's a hackathon, focus on doing stuff you don't get to do in your everyday work 🖥️ Do a live demo - no slides beat a live demonstration of what you've been working on these past 24 hours, and you'll feel better when you show off the actual thing 🖥️ Don't jump straight into coding from first minute, think about what you're trying to build, tackle the hardest problems first and 🖥️ Have fun, it's about learning, exploring and enjoying the process - things don't work all the time, demos fail and documentation is rarely perfect - don't let that mess up your experience 🖥️ Don't stop! Hackathon can be a start of a cool side project or something even bigger, keep iterating on whatever you built, polish it and share it with the world - worst case scenario it'll be yet another project on your #Github PS. Stoked to announce Michał & myself are restarting #Hackathon #Show, a show on hackathons and building #technology #products #fast. We'll be airing first episode next week!

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Hackathon or marathon. The sprint the last five days. Today in the afternoon I finished my first #Hackathon (of the Code Institute) and although I feel exhausted after so many hours behind the screens I am very happy for the experience gained: - I work in a team with pressure to get a result in a short time with quality, - Decision-making to achieve the objectives with frequent readjustments and support to the other colleagues in the team, - Continuous testing and error correction, - Use of Slack for continuous exchange of information and an Excel table with the availability time of each team member, several meetings every day to check the status of the project, readjustment of decisions and correction of errors. - Intensive use of version control work tools: git and GitHub to keep the code accessible, and organize project tasks (user stories, epics, issues, kanbahn...). Also extensive use of the whole team of git commands to make commits, pull requests, solve problems and conflicts with versions, and merge the code. Many of these ideas have been learned by getting to know agile development tools and the project helps us to work in a real team environment putting the ideas into practice. In the last few days, you could feel the tiredness of so many hours of coding, but in my case, I felt very motivated because I already saw something possible to present and in the team, we encouraged each other to continue advancing depending on the availability of each one and in the aspects in which each one felt more skilled. In our GitHub (https://lnkd.in/es_TFezW), we have documented the idea of the developed game related to Halloween and in it, you can see more details of the technology used, the names of the participants, some screenshots, and the game deployment. The presentation of our project: https://lnkd.in/euVjTxYM The hackathon experience was very positive from all points of view (except for the body, although I did sometimes take a walk by the nearby river to get some fresh air). I want to highlight the connection created between the team of developers, so wonderful and indescribable, and I'm already looking forward to participating in another hackathon, so if you haven't participated and you can't find one organized by third parties, why don't you invent a project and invite several friends to develop a site about something they are passionate about (books, sports, bicycles, ...) or about some technology they want to practice and learn, and not everyone has to know programming because also people who are able to generate documentation, translation, work with images, or organize the team is already a great contribution. 👻 🎃 Happy Coding! I would like to thank my #Hackathon teammates very much: Samuel: https://lnkd.in/ewqB5JvR Stephen: https://lnkd.in/eVqz4Dsp Emma: https://lnkd.in/ectkgjb7 Jorgen: https://lnkd.in/eH9sx2g6 https://lnkd.in/e2Ffwy3z

Why should you attend a hackathon in your first year? 🚀 Hackathons aren't just about coding; they're about creativity, collaboration, and bringing ideas to life. When I participated in my first hackathon, I never imagined I would walk away with the winning title. The experience taught me the importance of having a strong idea at the core of any project. It’s not just about technical skills but how you think outside the box and solve real-world problems. Winning was a bonus, but the real prize was the growth, learning, and connections I gained along the way. So, if you're in your first year and wondering whether you should take the plunge—do it! Your idea could be the next big thing. 💡 #Hackathon #FirstYear #Innovation #GrowthMindset #TechJourney

Who else loves a hackathon? 🙋 The AppFox team recently had the privilege of joining the Miro<>Junction virtual hackathon alongside 120+ developers from over 20 countries worldwide. 🌎 It was an incredible event, and first of all, a huge shoutout to the Miro and Junction teams for putting on this fantastic event 🧡 you smashed it! Following an action-packed 48 hours and amazing submissions from all the other teams, we were absolutely blown away to be crowned winners with our app idea 🙏 Congratulations to all the other winners and everyone who took part! After catching up on a lot of sleep and reflecting on an incredible event and our initial preconceptions, it got us thinking… ❓Are there people interested in joining hackathons but don’t know where to start? ❓Do people have some concerns about joining a hackathon by themselves? ❓ Do people feel they should have tons of knowledge or experience before joining? Hackathons are a LOT of fun and can help build new friendships that last a lifetime. But they can also be pretty stressful, adrenaline-fuelled, and tiring. So, in this article, we wanted to address all of these questions and more whilst sharing our experiences at the Miro<>Junction hackathon. Take a read. It's well worth it! https://lnkd.in/eJzQygTc #Hackathon #SoftwareDevelopment #Software Engineering

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Continuous efforts pay up one day 💹 🥇 So i recently won my first Hackathon, it was an amazing experience for me, was it my first hackathon, definitely not. To be honest , it was neither second , nor third , but more than 20+ hackathons later , that i won a hackathon, so was it just a fluke? Well some might say it was just a fluke, and that i got lucky, but i think it was a result of continuous growth and continuous upskilling. Let me share an example, Lets say a certain object melts at 30 degree Celsius 🧊, however the initial temperature of the room is 25 degree Celsius, you start increasing the temperature one degree at a time, however you see no change, you've increased the temperature to 28 degree Celsius but still no change, you are not aware of the 30 degree fact. You start losing hope after some time, however still showing efforts, you raise the temperature to 30 degree Celsius, that's when you start seeing change, the object has started to melt now. 🔥 This boosts your confidence 💹, and you put more efforts from here. Now increasing the temperature , increases the rate of melting of the object, thus increasing the rate of change. However, does this mean that the efforts you took to reach from 25 to 29 degree Celsius were a waste?  Absolutely not, those efforts were the reason, the stepping stones behind the resulting change. What i want to say is, this Hackathon win was the result of 20+ Hackathon participations, close calls , failed podium attempts , Many top 10s and so on. I may not be able to teach anyone on "How to win Hackathons", but i sure know the value of each hackathon for the resulting success. So Folks, whatever happens, You win or you Learn, never Stop the Hustle, Stay healthy, Keep coding.

If you are thinking about competing in a Hackathon, Just Do It. Even if you’ve just started learning to code, you are ready. It's not about winning (which would be nice) but about testing your current skillset in a "non-learning" environment. I've been in a dozen hackathons (over several years) and lost the vast majority of them. Each failure was a learning experience that made me better. I want to stress, it's about trying. Similar to hiking an unfamiliar mountain trail, it will be hard and frustrating. There is no roadmap or safety net. The main idea is to learn what you don't know. Key points to keep in mind: ▪ Find a team who is willing to not quit or get distracted. ▪ Lean into every resource and person you know for mentorship during the event. ▪ I can't stress enough to keep the project simple. Focus on finishing first, and winning second. ▪ Keep a notepad of what you don't know while figuring out your current limits. Some key things I learned about myself during these hackathon events: ▪ I have something of value to contribute. As long as I’m giving my honest best effort, I can create value. ▪ What it's like working on a tech-focused team. ▪ It's okay to share with others what I don't know and that I have social anxieties. Guess what, they still worked well with me. ▪ I learned that I can share a vision but more importantly that I can work with others to achieve an idea. AKA, it's about learning and finding your limits. Failure is always imminent; greatness is earned with sweat and risk. Two upcoming hackathons that I'm excited about are: 1. Dev.to Frontend Challenge https://lnkd.in/gRRCe4hj 2. Hackathon setup by Arit Developer: https://lnkd.in/ghXnJR4C If you know of other virtual hackathons or reasons others should compete in a hackathon, please post in the comments.

We're getting close to the #Hackathon season! We've got 11 quick tips, based on our team's personal experience, to turn you from a hackathon participant to a hackathon champion. Spoiler alert: It's not just coffee! ☕ Find out what it took for our team to reach the top 🏆 #HackathonSeason #MachineLearning #MicrosoftAzure #HowToWinAHackaton

Our annual hackathon, <DevFest/>, is one of my favorite times a year. We always come out of that week with many cool, built-out concepts we might never have initiated. You have to set your hackathon up for success if you want great outcomes, though. Here are a few things to think about: • Is it exciting and engaging? A hackathon isn’t just about making progress on products. It’s a time for team-building, creative thinking, and FUN. • Will you work on projects your team is currently working on (or towards)? If the answer is yes, that’s a red flag. You want to carve out time to think outside of the day-to-day. • Is it all about your product? While it’s ideal for people to create with your product in mind, it doesn’t have to. Keep your options open — chase down those big ideas. • Will it foster cross-functional collaboration? It’s a plus if a hackathon means your team will work with people they haven’t worked closely with before. <DevFest/> checks off these boxes for our Contentstack team and is a huge hit every year! (Some of last year's winners are pictured below!) You just have to figure out what works for you. Gergely Orosz, who writes “The Pragmatic Engineer” newsletter, highlighted several different hackathons, what made them good, and how they helped each team. I linked it below. Happy Hacking! 😎 #innovation #tech #technology #techcommunity #product #hackathon