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I was wondering why they were being selective on the people who could come to this. I really wanted to come and learn more about their API but it seems as thoug
by frankdenbow 16y ago
I was wondering why they were being selective on the people who could come to this. I really wanted to come and learn more about their API but it seems as though they were picking people who already built on it. Isn't the point of these events to get new people into the ecosystem?
To answer the question, yes people really do code and come up with solid apps at these events. Check out the music hackday apps that were built last weekend at the same space: http://wiki.musichackday.org/index.php?title=NYC_2011_Hacks http://wiki.musichackday.org/index.php?title=NYC_2011_Hacks
- matthewsimon 16y agoAs I understand it, there was some vague talk about being selective, in case they maxed out the capacity of the space, but in the end I believe they sent out tickets to everyone who signed up, and nobody was turned away.
- frankdenbow 16y agoNope, I signed up and didn't receive one.
- timjulien 16y agoSend a message to my github account when we do the next foursquare hackathon and I'll do my best to get you in (https://github.com/tjulien https://github.com/tjulien). We maxed out the number of attendees based on how many people the space could hold. There was no criteria of having used our api before.
- frankdenbow 16y agoWill do. It was more packed than last week?
- timjulien 16y agoAbout the same number of people as at music hack day, I guess