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HACKING THE HACKATHON
v2.0
Tips and Tricks for ICHACK ‘14
@peterejhamilton
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Prepare
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• Device? Sandbox? API?
• Github? Bitbucket?
• AWS? Heroku? Azure? App Engine?
• Java? Haskell? Python? Ruby? Node?
Prepare
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Prepare
Totally legit pie chart. Everyone loves a pie chart…
Setup
Fixing Bugs
Actual Programming
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Divide & Conquer
Soldering Pro?
Coding Machine?
API Expert?
UI Ninja?
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Solve a Problem
• What would you LOVE to use?
• Play to you strengths?
• Try something new?
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But… Consider Presentation
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
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Getting Started
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ITERATE FAST & OFTEN
• Build a thing
• Show your team
• Show your friends
• Show your mum
• Improve it
• Repeat
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Do One Thing Well
• It’s a hack, not coursework
• Nobody is marking your code…
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Sleep Semi-Colons
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Sleep Semi-Colons
• Spot the signs
• Show someone else
• Power-Nap vs MOAR COFFEE
• Eat EVERYTHING
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My Technique…
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DEMO DAY
• Leave 1 hour for prep
• Run through it at least once
• Tangible Demo > Tech Talk
• Watch the other talks!
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DEMO DAY
Run through it all at least once
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DEMO DAY
Run through it all at least once
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DEMO DAY
Run through it all at least once
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PUSH CODE
GO HOME
(SLEEP FOR ENGLAND)
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Good Luck!