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No, I don't recommend anyone but students attend hackathons. The first problem is they are usually badly executed with limited seating and very bad food. Seco
by codeonfire 11y ago
No, I don't recommend anyone but students attend hackathons. The first problem is they are usually badly executed with limited seating and very bad food. Secondly, no professional is going to allow themselves to be compared with amateurs. All a pro will get out of a hackathon is probably to look like an amateur and to be shown up by someone who has a lot of shortcuts up their sleeves. Thirdly, hackathons don't represent real world software development in which it can take weeks to roll out basic features. Only by working ahead before the competition do people complete hackathon projects in a short amount of time.
- _RPM 11y agoI agree. The last one I attended, a group won that had shortcuts up their sleeves. A member of the winning group had interned with the company that was judging for the winner. I also consider myself a professional, although I am still a student. I have more experience working in software development than most students. The food was terrible. Extremely high in sugar foods, with absolutely no water given out, but things like Coke, Monster, etc. There was also no where to sleep, so people were sleeping on the hard floor. I'll be attending one again, but as a volunteer tech mentor. There's no way I'll be judged against amateurs like I was at that last hackathon. The winner of that group used the most Buzzwords.
- 3301cicada 11y agoAgreed, I enjoy attending hackathons as mentor. These events always run short of volunteers and new attendees are usually afraid to ask questions thinking their peers will label them dumb. It's easy to identify the teams that are struggling, chat with them about their idea, soon enough they will open up and seek advise. When everything fails, "Goat Simulator" it's a fool proof way to break the ice.