FAQ
What is Hack Day and what to expect if you're planning to hack
Hack Day is a celebration of developers and their ideas, where hackers take 24 hours to transform an idea into a working prototype and present it to their peers and a panel ofjudges in rapid 120 second demos.
Hack Days have been a company-wide tradition at Yahoo! since 2005, and Open Hack 2009 SEA marks our 11th Open Hack Day worldwide, where we invite the public to celebrate hacking and innovation.
In the spirit of hack, we encourage you to go forth, express your creativity, code like crazy, learn something new, drink lots of caffeine, meet new people, and most of all, have fun!
How it Works
Learn about new Yahoo! technologies on Saturday at various tech talks throughout the day. developer.yahoo.com/everything.html is also a good place to start. The rooms will be set up for your hacking comfort starting after lunch, complete with power, collaboration space, snacks and drinks, and Yahoos on hand to help out. If you’re looking for a team, check out the Join-a-Team page.
We will post more info later, inclduing when and where you will register your hacks.
How to Present
Hack demos begin on Sunday at 2:00pm sharp in the main Hacking hall.
We will post more info on how to present your hacks when we get closer to the event.
More FAQs
1. How do I know who's in charge?
For technical assistance, emergencies or general help, look for Yahoos in the blue Open Hack SEA Crew T-shirts.
2. How do I get on the wireless?
We will give you this infomation on the day.
3. Do you have official tags for online discussion sites like Flickr and Twitter?
Tag your Flickr photos, videos and Tweets with #openhacksea. You can also follow us on Twitter at /ydn.
5. How much time do hackers get to develop their hacks ?
Official Hacking time at the venue is from 1300hrs on Sat 21st to 1300hrs on Sun 22nd, but you can start working on your hack right now.
6. What is hacking?
For newbies to hacking here is a nice presentation on Hacking 101 by Chris Heilmann.
7. Where do I submit my hack?
We will update you on this closer to the event.
8. Will there be sleeping areas?
Both rooms are for hackers and stays open for 24 hours. We’ll provide plenty of food, drink, and diversion so you can hack all night long. You won't have any problems finding a quiet area if you wanted to nap.
9. Is it ok to use non-Yahoo APIs?
Yes it is ok to use non-Yahoo APIs. But this is also a good time for you to try out the Yahoo! Open Platforms. Maybe you can mash-up the Y! APIs with the
non-Y! APIs and come up with an awesome hack! Who knows it may make life easier for you! Interact at the Tech sessions to find out more.
10. I want to hack on Yahoo! APIs but I don't know where to start!
Yes! Take a look at http://developer.yahoo.com/everything.html which has info and links to documentation on all our APIs and cool resources.
11. Can hackers present a sort of blueprint to a hack without actually having to implement it?
No, you will need to show a working demo of your hack.
12. Can hackers form teams amongst themselves?
Yes please! Check out this link: Join-a-Team.
13. Should I be taking care of my own hardware needs, like a laptop?
Yes, BYOL (bring your own laptop). Planning hacking hardware? If so, be sure to bring that too!
14. Do I need to wear my badge all the time?
Yes. That's how we know who should be here and who should not.
Comments (1)
ilya alexander said
at 6:17 pm on Nov 18, 2009
When/where can we get the ID badge? Is it at the venue?
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