Upcoming: Codefest, a weekend coding session for open source projects (1)
Codefest is a 3-day event due next week, from May 16th to May 18th. The event’s tagline is “2 days to optimize and improve your favorite free / Open Source project”.
I have been to the last codefest and here is a glimpse of the event:
The last Codefest gathered consultants, programmers from various IT companies, students, as well as various Free Software advocates. There isn’t really a definitive way to qualify those who attended the event, I’d just say that most were curious on building new tools and trying out new things. In this regard, Codefest is reminiscent of Blitzweekend, although it doesn’t put a focus on “business issues”. It also puts more focus on the community aspect; as there are no “teams”, projects are shared informally. Another way to put it is that Blitzweekend is focused on the end-result, while Codefest is focused on the coding and work-sharing process.
While there was a majority of php developers at the last event, the upcoming codefest is presented as open to other languages and projects (drupal, typo3, tikiwiki, python, ruby etc.). The event is also opened to contributions by the community and sponsors — if you are a company looking for talented developers, it’s a great way to reach them.
This looks like a great event that should be a blast, if you are a developer and want to hone your skills. Or you could just want to meet similar-minded people.
What: Codefest, a weekend-long coding session
When: May 16th, May 17th, May 18th
Where: Pub sans génie, Ecole de technologie supérieure
[...] Few more interesting bits of news that I saw earlier today: DrupalCamp, cheap electronics and the wasteful culture, and a Montreal Codefest: Information from the sessions can be found on the DrupalCamp Vancouver website and I’ll try to get a couple posts out of John as well.–DrupalCamp Vancouver Wrap Up » Vancouver Blog Miss 604 The consumer electronics industry is perhaps the worst offender. When you’re buying $29 DVD players or even $400 computers, throwing them out after a year or two has become fairly common. If something goes wrong with them, there’s no sense repairing them when the replacement cost is not that much higher. It’s a terrific environment for people who want and/or like new things but terrible for the environment. Sooner rather than later, consumers need to start realizing that there is a cost associated with buying cheap products with a short shelf life. Think about what all the consumer electronics you’ve purchased over the past five years would look like if you threw them into a pile on your front lawn.–The Disposable Economy Has to Change | Mark Evans Codefest is a 3-day event due next week, from May 16th to May 18th. The event’s tagline is “2 days to optimize and improve your favorite free / Open Source project”.–Montreal Tech Watch » Upcoming: Codefest, a weekend coding session for open source projects [...]
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