Hackathon on Mon, 12/​5 to follow EAGxBerkeley

We’re going to do a Hackathon on Mon, 125 at Sports Basement Berkeley from 10am to 5pm following EAGxBerkeley.

  • Who: anyone! software engineers will be primary contributors of course, but we will offer optional introductory sessions for the curious /​ aspiring developer. You do not have to have attended EAGxBerkeley to attend the Hackathon.

  • Where: Sports Basement Berkeley at 2727 Milvia St.

    • Note this is 15 − 20 minutes from the conference by public transit or car. We recommend taking BART.

  • When: Mon, 125 from 10am − 5pm

  • What: Work independently or with collaborators on EA-aligned project of your choosing

If you would like to submit a potential Hackathon project idea, please leave a comment!

As a Hackathon participant, be on the lookout for related events each day of the conference:

  • On Friday evening, we’ll meet for a social around dinner time

  • On Saturday, we’ll have a speed networking event for Software Engineers

  • On Sunday, we’ll have a Hackathon Q&A and planning session

The scheduled events for the Hackathon will begin Monday at 10am when Sports Basement Berkeley opens to participants.

  • 10am — venue opens

  • 10:15 — opening talk

  • 10:30 — project pitches — people with ideas can share those to the group

  • 10:45 — start work

  • 12pm — lunch

  • 4:55 — wrap up

We will also be offering optional 45-minute learning sessions:

  • 10:45 — basics of git (for newcomers to coding)

  • 1pm — setting up your development environment (for newcomers)

  • 2pm — intro to frontend development (for everyone)

  • 3pm — intro to backend development (for everyone)

These talks will be at a separate table so that we are minimally disruptive to people who are still working.

In terms of projects, we hope people will work on things that they find to be interesting and potentially impactful. Keep in mind, there may be the option to continue collaborating virtually, so don’t limit the scope of your ambitions to what can be accomplished in a single day.

We hope you’ll join us for the EA Hackathon! Please complete this Expression of Interest form and consider signing up for the EA Software Engineering mailing list. And don’t forget to apply to EAGxBerkeley if you want to go to that too.