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Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by susam » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:18 PM UTC

cranberryturkey wrote: post #2

wish there was one for us old guys 50+

> wish there was one for us old guys 50+

I don't know about 50+ who code together. But if you're interested in a community for old folks who enjoy reading computing stuff together, there is a small and cozy reading lounge on IRC (and Matrix) here: https://bitwise.codeberg.page/

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by coding123 » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:21 PM UTC

I was in TPU when I was a teen: teenage programmers unite. Not sure if they still exist but maybe all us old members can start a construction company together!

Ahh: http://www.tpu.org/

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by taylorbuley » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:29 PM UTC

Love to see these youths reclaim the word "hacker."

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by idiotsecant » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:39 PM UTC

cranberryturkey wrote: post #2

wish there was one for us old guys 50+

I think they call that GitHub.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by Gys » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:45 PM UTC

cranberryturkey wrote: post #4

gus_massa wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go to a tech conference of your prefered language?

they are too far away and too expensive

Fosdem in Brussels is free. But that might still be far away for you?

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by ghaff » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:53 PM UTC

cranberryturkey wrote: post #4

gus_massa wrote: post #3

Earlier quoted context omitted.

Go to a tech conference of your prefered language?

they are too far away and too expensive

There are a ton of open source things to participate in and contribute to. Obviously anything that involves travel costs money.

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by internetter » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 9:56 PM UTC

Hackclub is currently running a program for high schoolers until January 31st where time spent working on hobby projects is rewarded with prizes. By my understanding the pay rate is about $2-5 dollars per hour, so no replacement for a full time job but if you have kids that code for fun something is better than nothing!

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by [deleted] » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 10:00 PM UTC

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Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by rodneyg_ » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 10:04 PM UTC

Keep going!

Re: We are teen hackers from around the world who code together

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Post by nikisweeting » Thu, Jan 09, 2025, 10:07 PM UTC

ArchiveBox uses HackClub Bank, their FSP platform (like Open Collective but better) and we love it. I enjoy using it more than any other billing/invoicing system I've used, and I'm constantly amazed at the quality of software they're able to put out with a team of teenagers!