Hi guys
I did not saw the video before ! I look old lol !
We never said it was the first hackathon not even the first code challenge,
we even wrote this :
http://ict.io/krakathon-2016-a-labordage/
C’EST QUOI UN KRAKATHON ?
>
> Le Krakathon, c’est comme un hackathon mais avec un Kraken et un trésor !
>> C’est en fait une compétition de code qui dure 24 non stop. La compétition
>> n’est pas une première, il y a eu auparavant un code challenge organisé à
>> l’Ebène Accelerator, et des hackathons « sur invitation » organisés par
>> Hackers.mu. Le Krakathon se démarque par le montant remis aux gagnants (Rs
>> 80 000), par son thème (celui du Kraken qui renvoie à la culture geek et
>> qui se veut immersif) mais aussi par son côté tout public, ouvert à tous
>> types de langages de programmation.
>
>
The idea is not to take the glory of others but to have a recurring
competition, with cash prize to motivate people in our industry and to have
fun :)
I hope this clear all misunderstanding but I will be happy to discuss it if
you want to
Good night
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On 2 November 2016 at 22:29, S Moonesamy <sm+mu_at_elandsys.com> wrote:
> Hi Logan,
>
> I read your comments about "Qu'est-ce qu'un Hackathon". At
> https://youtu.be/vCWZgE57pAs?t=48 you may notice that credit was given to
> OpenBSD for the word "hackathon". I congratulated Vincent as this is the
> first time in Mauritius where there is a programming event with a cash
> prize of Rs 50,000 and it is difficult to dispute the way the winner is
> chosen. A person interested in evaluating his/her programming skills would
> compete in such an event.
>
> Nowadays, there are different types of hackathons. Some of those events
> provide an opportunity for job offers. It can also be a way to determine
> whether a company is as good as what is published on its "Facebook Page".
> :-)
>
> Regards,
> S. Moonesamy
>
>
>
Received on Wed Nov 02 2016 - 19:29:21 PST