The Changelog: Software Development, Open Source Hack Club takes to the High Seas (Interview)
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Dec 4, 2024 Dive into the exciting High Seas initiative by Hack Club, which motivates teens to create personal coding projects with enticing rewards. Hear about a young hacker's experience launching a unique hackathon focused on creativity and engagement. Explore how the Fly platform offers developers more freedom compared to traditional tools. Discover the groundbreaking Speech AI innovations by Assembly AI and how they empower a new generation of coders, blooming in a collaborative and vibrant tech community.
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Apocalypse Hackathon
- Akon created a hackathon called Apocalypse where teens solved problems related to a zombie apocalypse.
- This encouraged creative projects like a giant pea shooter and remote-controlled cars.
Fostering Creativity
- Many hackathons lack creativity, with participants often building similar projects.
- Apocalypse pushed teens to think outside the box by using a fictional theme.
Discovering Hack Club
- Akon discovered Hack Club through a GitHub Education newsletter featuring the Sprig program.
- This program allowed teens to code games and receive consoles.