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Admire the effort, but even if you work from dawn to dusk there's not much you can do in a day.
by grimtrigger 13y ago
Admire the effort, but even if you work from dawn to dusk there's not much you can do in a day.
- Cyranix 13y agoThat was my first thought as well -- noble intentions, but NGOs are generally not run with the "You will ship code on your first day" mantra in mind. One day could easily be eaten up by * introductions * paperwork * formulation of problem / explanation of constraints * assessing the current situation to figure out what solution might be sustainable in the long term (i.e. what happens after he leaves) * making a rough draft and discovering that there were additional constraints that didn't come up at first Some of the articles that resonate best on HN are those which reiterate the value of doing good work consistently instead of trying to be amazing for a single moment. Unless this guy has a better plan than his pitch makes apparent, I'm not sure it's really a worthwhile proposition.
- syassami 13y agoPerhaps if you're referring to understanding their existing products and contributing you may be correct. On the other hand, if the NGO needed something built from scratch, He could create a simple web app/site/mobile app. That's very doable. Essentially a hackathon per day.