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3. **Just keep pushing.**
If you are at a hackathon and your project comes to a halt, just keep pushing, part of a project is better than no project.
If you are at a hackathon and your project comes to a halt, just keep pushing! Part of a project is better than no project.
4. **Enjoy the freebies.**
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5. **Enjoy the free food.**
Another awesome aspect of hackathons is free food, since you're there for minimum of 12 hours up to 4 or 5 days (extreme cases), they provide free meals for the participants, YUM!
Another awesome aspect of hackathons is free food. Since you're there for minimum of 12 hours up to 4 or 5 days (extreme cases), they provide free meals for the participants! YUM!
6. **Learn as much as you can.**
One of the best parts about a hackathon is learning some really cool things. A lot of people who come to the events have different skill sets, expertise, and educational background. From this, you can learn anything and everything they have to offer. Some of the participants will give you links to cool libraries, tutorials and communities, some will just throw around a new buzzword, some will even show you a cool ergonomic gadget that can improve your workflow. Last but not least, learning some technical skills on the spot with other participants is invaluable!
One of the best parts about a hackathon is learning some really cool things. A lot of people who come to the events have different skill sets, expertise, and educational backgrounds. From this, you can learn anything and everything they have to offer. Some of the participants will give you links to cool libraries, tutorials and communities, some will just throw around a new buzzword, and some will even show you a cool ergonomic gadget that can improve your workflow. Last, but not least, learning some technical skills on the spot with other participants is invaluable!
7. **Network.**
Coming from a non-technical educational background, this was one of the most important and eye opening aspects for me at my first hackathon. Often at times, recruiters will be there, other developers, VCs, and even lawyers looking to represent the next big innovation. Finally, you can make friends for life with some of the other attendees either in your group or not.
Coming from a non-technical educational background, this was one of the most important and eye opening aspects for me at my first hackathon. Often, recruiters will be there, other developers, VCs, and even lawyers looking to represent the next big innovation. Finally, you can make friends for life with some of the other attendees either in your group or not.
8. **Go at it alone.**
This, initially was one of my biggest mountains of fear to climb. I really wanted to go with some people that I know, but if you do that, they become a crutch and you cling to them. The goal is to branch out and make new friends and meet new people. You'll be glad that you did.
This, initially was one of my biggest mountains of fear to climb. I really wanted to go with some people that I knew, but if you do that, they become a crutch and you cling to them. The goal is to branch out, make new friends, and meet new people. You'll be glad that you did.
9. **Embrace the experience.**
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10. **Have fun!**
One of my favorite quotes from an anonymous source is "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong". Make friends, step out of your comfort zone, enjoy the sleepless night, drink some caffeine, laugh when you get a bug, and try to fix it, and you'll remember the experience as a rewarding one.
One of my favorite quotes from an anonymous source is "If you're not having fun, you're doing it wrong". Make friends, step out of your comfort zone, enjoy the sleepless night(s), drink some caffeine, laugh when you get a bug, try to fix it, and you'll remember the experience as a rewarding one.