Hackathons 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders • Actually, not made for people who aren’t coders 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders • Actually, not made for people who aren’t coders • Not a diverse environment 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders • Actually, not made for people who aren’t coders • Not a diverse environment • Competitive 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders • Actually, not made for people who aren’t coders • Not a diverse environment • Competitive • Difficult to learn as a “newbie” because of time pressure 

The usual hackathon format and why it doesn’t work for me • Not made for inexperienced coders • Actually, not made for people who aren’t coders • Not a diverse environment • Competitive • Difficult to learn as a “newbie” because of time pressure • Difficult to join a team if you don’t know anyone 

How hackathons could be great • Meeting new people 

How hackathons could be great • Meeting new people • Learning new things 

How hackathons could be great • Meeting new people • Learning new things • Creative problem-solving 

How hackathons could be great • Meeting new people • Learning new things • Creative problem-solving • Solving a specific problem with the tools at hand 

#lemmings16 • A summer-long, hackathon program on the topic of bots 

#lemmings16 • A summer-long, hackathon program on the topic of bots • Participants are “selected”: diverse crowd + skill sets 

#lemmings16 • A summer-long, hackathon program on the topic of bots • Participants are “selected”: diverse crowd + skill sets • Rotating teams created by the organisers 

#lemmings16 • A summer-long, hackathon program on the topic of bots • Participants are “selected”: diverse crowd + skill sets • Rotating teams created by the organisers • Weekly rotating location, to get to know the Viennese startup+co-working ecosystem 

Next #lemmings16 event: Ars Electronica in Linz A digital art, technology and society festival 

Demo-time! @EnidBot: A silly Telegram bot I made using my favourite movie, gifs, and Telegram’s awesome “inline query” feature, using Python 

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