hackathons

Spring Semester is always busy for me. Between academic competitions (like DI), track, and making time for my friends, things can get very hectic. Despite the chaos, I love the spring semester for many reasons. One of the things I love about it is the opportunity to go to a couple hackathons. This year, I went to TAMUhack and HackDFW. In today’s post, I’ll be sharing what I learned. TAMUhack2019 As is often the case with the projects my team undertakes at hackathons, the idea was decent, but our implementation was somewhat lacking. [Read More]

In this post, I want to share my hackathon experiences and hopefully persuade you to go to one yourself (if you haven’t already). What is a hackathon? A hackathon generally refers to an event where hackers (generally makers, designers, programmers, or other creative people who like to make things; generally not hackers in the cyber security sense of the word) gather for 24-48 hours to make and present something cool. It can be a solution to a real problem, or something a little more silly. [Read More]