Weird. Every hackathon I've been to has tried to inform first time hackers of these things. HackMIT FAQ (every year): https://hackmit.org/#faq https://hackmit.

Weird. Every hackathon I've been to has tried to inform first time hackers of these things. HackMIT FAQ (every year): https://hackmit.org/#faq https://hackmit.org/#faq Numerous HackBeanpot posts: http://blog.hackbeanpot.com/simple-advice-for-first-time-hackers/ http://blog.hackbeanpot.com/simple-advice-for-first-time-hac... http://blog.hackbeanpot.com/check-yourself-before-you-wreck-yourself/ http://blog.hackbeanpot.com/check-yourself-before-you-wreck-... (Disclosure: I helped organize HackBeanpot 2017)