On 07/19/2014 05:47 AM, Mark Clements (HappyDog) wrote:
I've never been to a hackathon before! What should I expect? Are any of you guys coming?
Hackathons tend to cover the range from "complete newbie" to "Brion"; it's the meeting place for everyone who are involved - or want to get involved - in everything related to technical aspects of Mediawiki/Wikimedia; from core to language to tools.
It's actually quite fun; you get to sit down and work with like-minded people on most everything that strikes you fancy, and whatever you want to learn you are certain you meet someone there you can teach you. (And vice-versa!). Whether you feel like sitting down and to a hacking run, flit from one topic to another to find new things you can help with, or just want to meet-and-greet you'll find something for you.
-- Marc