[Haskell-cafe] "Hackathon"

[Jay Sulzberger]

On Thu, 28 Aug 2014, Richard Eisenberg <eir at cis.upenn.edu> wrote:

>
> On Aug 28, 2014, at 5:34 PM, Joachim Breitner <mail at joachim-breitner.de> wrote:
>>
>> TBH, my impression is that this thread is searching for a shed to
>> color...
>
> Though I started the thread, I agree somewhat with this
> conclusion. Of course all events are different and participants
> need to read the fine (or not-so-fine) print to learn more.
>
> But, branding matters. I attended Hac NYC and Hac Boston over
> the past few months and enjoyed both a great deal. However,
> when I told non-Haskell friends that I attended "Haskell
> hackathons", I got several responses of the form "... and how
> many women were at these events?" It just got me thinking.
>
> Anyway, it seems a fair conclusion to draw from these responses
> is that I should just do what I want -- there's no consensus to
> diverge from!
>
> Thanks,
> Richard

Traditionally in New York City some people call the gathering
without hard agenda a "Hack Fest".

oo--JS.