While some sleep, well most, the TechCrunch Disrupt Hackathon NYC 2011 is still in full swing with Macbooks open - well for those still awake.
We can catch up on the doing via the Twitter hashtag #hackdisrupt.
What is the Hackathon? It's a kind of contest where teams of programmers get together and make a brand new application, one that could be the driving force for a new company and be the next "disruptive" technological approach.
First, it's important to note that there are various teams working on Hacks for apps, with the entries due at 9:30 AM, EST.
Second, when you're ready to submit your hack, you have to fill out the form here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFZ4aTFlbERLM2R5U3JEYTg5dXYtN0E6MQ
Thus far, at 2AM, bean-bags are out and, as Robert Francis tweets, are all accounted for. That means folks are sleeping.
Reports are that this Hackathon's larger than the 2010 version, which was bigger than the 2009 one.
The even culminates with a presentation at 10:30 AM and finally at around 2:30 PM, or 3 PM, one hack project will be selected to be part of the overall Startup Battlefield.
Where Are The Girls
Over at TechCrunch, a number of commenters noted that it was a "sausage fest" with only three women in a room-full of men. This begs the question of why there aren't more women at TechCrunch functions like this one, and the discussion continues...
Why not find and invite young women like Arfa Karin, who's the World's Youngest ARCast Programmer, and now 13 years old. She proves that the reason more women aren't in programming is because they're generally not exposed to the idea of being a programmer.
Not good.
Stay tuned.
We can catch up on the doing via the Twitter hashtag #hackdisrupt.
What is the Hackathon? It's a kind of contest where teams of programmers get together and make a brand new application, one that could be the driving force for a new company and be the next "disruptive" technological approach.
First, it's important to note that there are various teams working on Hacks for apps, with the entries due at 9:30 AM, EST.
Second, when you're ready to submit your hack, you have to fill out the form here: https://spreadsheets.google.com/viewform?formkey=dFZ4aTFlbERLM2R5U3JEYTg5dXYtN0E6MQ
Thus far, at 2AM, bean-bags are out and, as Robert Francis tweets, are all accounted for. That means folks are sleeping.
Reports are that this Hackathon's larger than the 2010 version, which was bigger than the 2009 one.
The even culminates with a presentation at 10:30 AM and finally at around 2:30 PM, or 3 PM, one hack project will be selected to be part of the overall Startup Battlefield.
Where Are The Girls
Over at TechCrunch, a number of commenters noted that it was a "sausage fest" with only three women in a room-full of men. This begs the question of why there aren't more women at TechCrunch functions like this one, and the discussion continues...
Why not find and invite young women like Arfa Karin, who's the World's Youngest ARCast Programmer, and now 13 years old. She proves that the reason more women aren't in programming is because they're generally not exposed to the idea of being a programmer.
Not good.
Stay tuned.
