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I thought people bring stuff that’s almost done anyway, fiddle on it a bit, but mostly just socialize, then present the great thing they supposedly hacked toget

by ant6n 5y ago

I thought people bring stuff that’s almost done anyway, fiddle on it a bit, but mostly just socialize, then present the great thing they supposedly hacked together in the end.

tsjq 5y ago
haha! yes, that happened in my previous workplace. many people would keep fully-finished side projects , that they alone use everyday to save time, ready including fancy shiny ppts for "next quarter's hackathon" total
IggleSniggle 5y ago
To each their own, I guess, but I don’t understand why you’d waste a hackathon in that way.
- t0mbstone 5y ago
  If the hackathon has a $10,000 cash prize for first place, you honestly think that people aren't going to show up with pre-built stuff?
  - IggleSniggle 5y ago
    Well sure, definitely. But at any prize that’s enough to be a sole reason for a person to enter a hackathon, imho that’s either 1) a poorly designed hackathon or 2) a really ugly way for a company to fund R&D. I’ve never participated in a hackathon with a 1st prize worth over $500, and I’m not sure I’d want to. But I guess if I had a bunch of random unmonetized projects sitting around then entering them into high-prize-value hackathons could be a way to shop them around. I’m just not sure why an organization would call an event like that a “hackathon.”
harry-wood 5y ago
Yeah that's been my impression at a lot of hackathons, but I think it has be accepted at least to some extent, as just "good preparation" rather than cheating. In fact I'd recommend doing it (Pre-wrangle the dataset into the format you need. Test out some tools. Prepare some components to assemble). I've only been organised enough to do this on a couple of occasions, but this way I've enjoyed the event more. More likely to achieve satisfactory hack project, and/or more time to socialise at the event.

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I thought people bring stuff that’s almost done anyway, fiddle on it a bit, but mostly just socialize, then present the great thing they supposedly hacked toget

by ant6n 5y ago

I thought people bring stuff that’s almost done anyway, fiddle on it a bit, but mostly just socialize, then present the great thing they supposedly hacked together in the end.

tsjq 5y ago
haha! yes, that happened in my previous workplace. many people would keep fully-finished side projects , that they alone use everyday to save time, ready including fancy shiny ppts for "next quarter's hackathon" total
IggleSniggle 5y ago
To each their own, I guess, but I don’t understand why you’d waste a hackathon in that way.
- t0mbstone 5y ago
  If the hackathon has a $10,000 cash prize for first place, you honestly think that people aren't going to show up with pre-built stuff?
  - IggleSniggle 5y ago
    Well sure, definitely. But at any prize that’s enough to be a sole reason for a person to enter a hackathon, imho that’s either 1) a poorly designed hackathon or 2) a really ugly way for a company to fund R&D. I’ve never participated in a hackathon with a 1st prize worth over $500, and I’m not sure I’d want to. But I guess if I had a bunch of random unmonetized projects sitting around then entering them into high-prize-value hackathons could be a way to shop them around. I’m just not sure why an organization would call an event like that a “hackathon.”
harry-wood 5y ago
Yeah that's been my impression at a lot of hackathons, but I think it has be accepted at least to some extent, as just "good preparation" rather than cheating. In fact I'd recommend doing it (Pre-wrangle the dataset into the format you need. Test out some tools. Prepare some components to assemble). I've only been organised enough to do this on a couple of occasions, but this way I've enjoyed the event more. More likely to achieve satisfactory hack project, and/or more time to socialise at the event.