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+ | ====== 2012-12-14 Hackathon ====== | ||
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+ | ===== What is a HACKATHON??? | ||
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+ | No, we will not be hacking into the FBI or crashing CIS. A Hackathon is where you code a program in a specific amount of time, in our case, **24 hours**. Vassar’s very //first hackathon// is going to be based on a **theme**, where you can use **any language**, to code **anything** you want, as long as it is related to that theme. | ||
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+ | For example, if the theme is Halloween | ||
+ | * make a pumpkin smashing game | ||
+ | * make a database that chooses silly costumes | ||
+ | * a program where you input age, costume and location and gives you statistics of getting awesome candy | ||
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+ | You can work alone, or in pairs, and if you want to really challenge yourself, you can pick a random language from a hat! You **don’t** have to be great at coding, or do anything complicated, | ||
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+ | **During the Hackathon there will be...** | ||
+ | * Pizza | ||
+ | * swag points | ||
+ | * brag sheet where your name and program name will be | ||
+ | * certificates for participants | ||
+ | * Trophy for the “winner” that will be displayed on the shelf in the asprey lab | ||
+ | * did I say swag points? | ||
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+ | Sign-up sheets are around the labs and classrooms. Come participate in Vassar’s very first Hackathon! A monumental event. | ||
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+ | The hackathon will start on Friday December 14< | ||
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+ | Contact Cat Morgan (camorgan [at] vassar [dot] edu>) or Sandy Pogarcic (sapogarcic [at] gmail [dot] com) if you have any questions! | ||