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SGNOG Hackathon 2019<\/span><\/strong><\/h1>

SGNOG, with support from Facebook, is pleased to host its first Hackathon as part of SGNOG7. There is no fee payable to participate in the event, but due to venue and logistical constraints,we are limited to 30 participants<\/strong>.<\/p>

You are invited to apply to participate in the Hackathon. The organising committee will select participants based on their experience and ability to code. Participants do not need to know a specific programming language or technology, but must bring their own computers (BYOD) to the hackathon. Shortlisted participants will be notified by 21 June 2019.<\/p>

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What is a “Hackathon”?<\/strong><\/h3>

A Hackathon (hacking marathon) is a group of people, collaborating and working intensively on a solution to address well-defined pain point(s). Don\u2019t try to do it right, just try to get it working!<\/p>

\u201cHacking\u201d usually refers to scripting, coding, programming or software development to fix certain issues\/problems\/challenges. The process brings together network engineers, automation and tooling engineers, developers, researchers, and even students, with varying experiences and backgrounds to create a solution, or a tool to address real life challenges.<\/p>

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What happens during the Hackathon?<\/strong><\/h3>

The event kicks-off with a coding workshop by Facebook engineers. In this workshop, we begin with a general introduction about Python, and a familiarisation with the coding environment to prepare participants for the rest of the Hackathon.<\/p>

We then form teams to tackle the ideas that have emerged or the challenges proposed. Everyone codes as a team to address the challenges and to bring their ideas to fruition.<\/p>

Everyone gets to share their ideas and solutions at the end of the Hackathon! Join us for an amazing 2 days of fun coding, with food and drinks to go!<\/p>

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Who should participate<\/strong><\/h3>