Last time I was at a hackathon there was a bunch of drama about openROV, but it was like, 2011. Should I give it a try again?
How to Run Hackathons in 2024
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Re: How to Run Hackathons in 2024
#32I have been to a couple of hackathons as participant and as organizer. Some sessions where really good and some were really terrible. The biggest takeaway for me in organizing a hackathon is to keep in mind that technical people who participate tend to be rather competitive folks who put a lot of soul into their work. So if you have no fair and clear evaluation system and PowerPoint designs compete with code, frustration is sure to happen.
Re: How to Run Hackathons in 2024
#33I remember you popping into the ChatGPT-Hackers discord (which I’m no longer part of) a while back with your guide on how to get GitHub stars.
I really don’t like the gamification of GitHub stars. It feels like abuse from marketing departments
Re: How to Run Hackathons in 2024
#34I'm still on the fence on whether I think this is a good idea or not… It does feel like frabricating/buying github activity with money… but it also does feel like I can't argue that they are doing something with malicious intent…
offtopic: earlier you were talking about serialization formats https://cpp.libhunt.com/protobuf-alternatives