Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#1

Post by tbassetto » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 12:07 PM UTC

Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6
hackdayparis.org

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#2

Post by narkee » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 1:36 PM UTC

Isn't the term R&D being overused?

I don't think any research actually happens. Almost by definition, hacking and building things is just development.

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#3

Post by motdiem » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 1:48 PM UTC

narkee wrote: post #2

Isn't the term R&D being overused? I don't think any research actually happens. Almost by definition, hacking and building things is just development.

R&D is commonly swapped with 'devs' in French companies

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#4

Post by skylar » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 2:40 PM UTC

narkee wrote: post #2

Isn't the term R&D being overused? I don't think any research actually happens. Almost by definition, hacking and building things is just development.

Good point. It's intended more as a metaphor. Arguably, most companies' R&D departments are little more than "development" anyway. But it is a place where experimentation & innovation is the focus. Hackathons often come out as equally effective sources of R&D compared to formal corporate divisions.

But this is Hacker News. It's a bit trite splitting hairs over the definition of "research" and "hack" here, no? :)

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#5

Post by tripa » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 2:48 PM UTC

motdiem wrote: post #3

narkee wrote: post #2

Isn't the term R&D being overused? I don't think any research actually happens. Almost by definition, hacking and building things is just development.

R&D is commonly swapped with 'devs' in French companies

For fiscal reasons.

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#6

Post by ovi256 » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 3:19 PM UTC

tripa wrote: post #5

motdiem wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

R&D is commonly swapped with 'devs' in French companies

For fiscal reasons.

I wanted to share juicy anecdotes about a company I know that does this, but that would be counterproductive. Let's just say asking for tax discounts and credits because you do R&D (or you classify your software dev as R&D) is very usual in France. A key phrase to research if you want to know more is "JEI - jeune entreprise innovante".

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#7

Post by Amokrane » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 3:21 PM UTC

Cool, I think I'll be in! Are there any limitations regarding teams compositions? Is it [1...Inf]?

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#8

Post by sylvinus » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 3:27 PM UTC

Amokrane wrote: post #7

Cool, I think I'll be in! Are there any limitations regarding teams compositions? Is it [1...Inf]?

There are no hard limits but I guess [1...4] is reasonable. Looking forward to seeing you there, feel free to ask more!

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#9

Post by alain94040 » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 3:33 PM UTC

Unrelated, but if you are reading this you are probably an entrepreneur in Paris, so you should know that you can join a group of HN-minded people with the Founder Institute Paris's new session. More info at http://founderinstitute.com/apply/paris

Re: Hack Day Paris: a 40-hour R&D marathon on November 4-6

#10

Post by Amokrane » Wed, Sep 14, 2011, 3:38 PM UTC

sylvinus wrote: post #8

Amokrane wrote: post #7

Cool, I think I'll be in! Are there any limitations regarding teams compositions? Is it [1...Inf]?

There are no hard limits but I guess [1...4] is reasonable. Looking forward to seeing you there, feel free to ask more!

Thanks!