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Rise of the Hack

76 points by janineyoong 15y ago

amackera 15y ago
I attended my first Hackathon last year (in fact, the first Hackathon I attended was one that I hosted!). It was a really incredible experience. So many more people turned out than I expected, and the quality of the work was really impressive. Most people who showed up were University kids, and they really killed it. In the course of 5 or 6 hours we created 15 or more three.js based browser games (there were close to 50 people there). My only regret has been that I've been too darn busy to host another!
mmahemoff 15y ago
"They are a national phenomenon." They are an international phenomenon. I see them, along with startup culture, happening in pretty much every Europe centre too.
killnine 15y ago
Outstanding image! Great work. For somebody unfamiliar, where does one go on the Internet to find the beSt list of similar events near by?
- mumm 15y ago
  http://hackerleague.org/ http://hackerleague.org/ http://plancast.com/category/hackathons http://plancast.com/category/hackathons
usckat18 15y ago
winner!!!
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fersho311 15y ago
Jon Mumm used to be a professional counter striker. Read his article here: http://eseanews.com/css/index.php?s=news&d=comments&id=10446 http://eseanews.com/css/index.php?s=news&d=comments&...
- golden_apples 15y ago
  I read this and thought "strike-breaker", was hoping to see some lurid tale of how he went from being a corporate thug to a creative hacker. Turns out its a video game. Respectable enough hacker hobby.
  - MaxGabriel 15y ago
    It drives me nuts too but in a different way: I always read CSS pro as 'Cascading Style Sheets' and not CS:Source even in a video game context
janineyoong 15y ago
tokbox blog went down! but you can read it on venturebeat too: http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/15/the-rise-of-the-hack/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/15/the-rise-of-the-hack/
pryingrug 15y ago
Great article!! Totally enjoyed the blog.
ndcrandall 15y ago
When Jon first told me about what his job entailed I found it interesting. He came to our Startup Weekend and even became the lead designer for our team (HackLadder). I think it would be great to branch out and see Hackathons in different areas. Jon is spot on when it comes to our community. There has been a pretty big spike in Hackathons around here. I have noticed a lot more talk about it on the internet as well.
Zephyr314 15y ago
Is there a good list of upcoming hackathons online somewhere? Or places one should look?
- janineyoong 15y ago
  Check this out: http://hackerleague.org/ http://hackerleague.org/ http://plancast.com/category/hackathons http://plancast.com/category/hackathons
- Cmccann7 15y ago
  www.startupdigest.com

76 points by janineyoong 15y ago

I attended my first Hackathon last year (in fact, the first Hackathon I attended was one that I hosted!). It was a really incredible experience. So many more people turned out than I expected, and the quality of the work was really impressive. Most people who showed up were University kids, and they really killed it. In the course of 5 or 6 hours we created 15 or more three.js based browser games (there were close to 50 people there). My only regret has been that I've been too darn busy to host another!

mmahemoff 15y ago

"They are a national phenomenon." They are an international phenomenon. I see them, along with startup culture, happening in pretty much every Europe centre too.

killnine 15y ago

Outstanding image! Great work. For somebody unfamiliar, where does one go on the Internet to find the beSt list of similar events near by?

mumm 15y ago
http://hackerleague.org/ http://hackerleague.org/ http://plancast.com/category/hackathons http://plancast.com/category/hackathons

usckat18 15y ago

winner!!!

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fersho311 15y ago

Jon Mumm used to be a professional counter striker. Read his article here: http://eseanews.com/css/index.php?s=news&d=comments&id=10446 http://eseanews.com/css/index.php?s=news&d=comments&...

golden_apples 15y ago
I read this and thought "strike-breaker", was hoping to see some lurid tale of how he went from being a corporate thug to a creative hacker. Turns out its a video game. Respectable enough hacker hobby.
- MaxGabriel 15y ago
  It drives me nuts too but in a different way: I always read CSS pro as 'Cascading Style Sheets' and not CS:Source even in a video game context

janineyoong 15y ago

tokbox blog went down! but you can read it on venturebeat too: http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/15/the-rise-of-the-hack/ http://venturebeat.com/2012/03/15/the-rise-of-the-hack/

pryingrug 15y ago

Great article!! Totally enjoyed the blog.

ndcrandall 15y ago

When Jon first told me about what his job entailed I found it interesting. He came to our Startup Weekend and even became the lead designer for our team (HackLadder). I think it would be great to branch out and see Hackathons in different areas. Jon is spot on when it comes to our community. There has been a pretty big spike in Hackathons around here. I have noticed a lot more talk about it on the internet as well.

Zephyr314 15y ago

Is there a good list of upcoming hackathons online somewhere? Or places one should look?

janineyoong 15y ago
Check this out: http://hackerleague.org/ http://hackerleague.org/ http://plancast.com/category/hackathons http://plancast.com/category/hackathons
Cmccann7 15y ago
www.startupdigest.com