Hackathon

The state of open source contribution through the lens of Hacktoberfest

danielzaltsmanDO — Sun, 29 Mar 2020 07:00:00 +0000

The state of open source contribution through the lens of Hacktoberfest danielzaltsmanDO Sun, 03/29/2020 - 03:00

This yearly hackfest offers lessons that point toward a bright future for open source.

In 2019, DigitalOcean and the open source community celebrated the sixth annual Hacktoberfest, an inclusive community event that inspires open source participation and…

Open Jam, our open source game jam, kicks off this week

alex sanchez — Tue, 03 Oct 2017 07:00:00 +0000

Open Jam, our open source game jam, kicks off this week alex sanchez Tue, 10/03/2017 - 03:00

Participants will build an open source game in 72 hours or fewer, play and judge other games, and compete for a chance to have their creation featured at All Things Open.

Take note, indie game developers: We're less than a week away from the start of the first-ever Open Jam, a 72-hour game jam dedicated to promoting open source games and game…

Announcing Open Jam, a game jam created with open source in mind

caramelcode — Tue, 22 Aug 2017 07:05:00 +0000

Announcing Open Jam, a game jam created with open source in mind caramelcode Tue, 08/22/2017 - 03:05

Participants will build an open source game in 72 hours or less, play and judge other games, and compete for a chance to have their creation featured at All Things Open.

After more than a year of participating in game jams as Team Scripta, we wanted to host one that promotes open source games and game creation tools. That's why we're teaming…

What is hackathon culture?

GiuliaParis — Fri, 11 Nov 2016 08:00:00 +0000

What is hackathon culture? GiuliaParis Fri, 11/11/2016 - 03:00

"It is not who you are nor what you are, but what you do." That's the type of culture codeRIT and BrickHack are about. Race, gender, and how much you know about coding…

Hackathons bring open source innovation to humanitarian aid

linaker — Fri, 03 Jun 2016 07:02:00 +0000

Hackathons bring open source innovation to humanitarian aid linaker Fri, 06/03/2016 - 03:02

Humanitarian and development aid is about helping people suffering from both short-term and long-term problems. These problems can be natural (e.g., droughts, floods, and…

Mission accomplished! NASA developer challenge comes to RIT

jflory — Mon, 16 May 2016 07:01:00 +0000

Mission accomplished! NASA developer challenge comes to RIT jflory Mon, 05/16/2016 - 03:01

This year, Rochester Institute of Technology (RIT) was selected as a host location for the NASA Space Apps Challenge, an annual event where NASA gives a series of prompts and…

Stop human trafficking, Arduinos in Antarctica, and more

robinmuilwijk — Fri, 16 Jan 2015 12:00:00 +0000

Stop human trafficking, Arduinos in Antarctica, and more robinmuilwijk Fri, 01/16/2015 - 07:00

In this week's edition of our open source news roundup, we take a look at Arduinos in Antarctica, a new open source project to stop human trafficking, a standard for the…

How a hacker slumber party gets girls into code

lintqueen — Wed, 07 May 2014 07:00:00 +0000

How a hacker slumber party gets girls into code lintqueen Wed, 05/07/2014 - 03:00

When I walked into Carroll Hall, for a moment I felt like I was back in college... and at the World’s Best Slumber Party. There were tables full of salty snacks, stacks of…

On Europe's first Code Week with Irish Ambassador Julie Cullen

robinmuilwijk — Mon, 13 Jan 2014 08:05:00 +0000

On Europe's first Code Week with Irish Ambassador Julie Cullen robinmuilwijk Mon, 01/13/2014 - 03:05

The first Europe Code Week was held two months ago at schools and CoderDojos in 26 countries around Europe—Ireland and Croatia being the most active. The event was launched to…

How a hackathon can transform your community

jhibbets — Thu, 21 Nov 2013 08:00:00 +0000

How a hackathon can transform your community jhibbets Thu, 11/21/2013 - 03:00

What started as an uphill battle in Burlington, Vermont on the National Day of Civic Hacking in June 2013, transversed into an understanding between local government, non…