Mike Blake tag:www.martinicity.net,2005:Typo Typo 2006-12-12T19:59:49+00:00 Mike Blake urn:uuid:cc7c8d73-4271-44eb-860e-545367b0a9d6 2006-09-12T14:30:00+00:00 2006-12-12T19:59:49+00:00

<p>If you&#8217;re a programmer like me you&#8217;re a little intimidated by the <a href="http://www.flickr.com/photos/45241414@N00/sets/72157594276834801/">Hackfest</a>. That is , you&#8217;ve had several programming gigs over the years, attended a few more day <a href="http://www.pluckthepetal.com/blackdaisies/2004/02/long_meetings/">long meetings</a> than you&#8217;d have liked, and fear that you&#8217;ll be embarrassed by your perceived lack of skill compared to the young <a href="http://www.rubyonrails.org/core">whiz kids</a> with a burning passion for creating software.</p> <p>We&#8217;ll let me assure you, the spirit of the hackfest is one of <a href="http://redhanded.hobix.com/cult/everyoneIsHereInTheFuture2.html">learning and cooperation</a> and not at all that of oneupmanship or competition. At least not at the <a href="http://www.orug.org"><span class="caps">ORUG</span></a> .</p> <p>I had a blast this past weekend and learned a lot from my piers, and left with the feeling that I had helped out as well.</p> <p>So my advice, fear not and attend a Hackfest!</p>

Jeff Lindsay urn:uuid:f2ac0654-57a3-41c1-95a8-99ebfd884c17 2006-09-12T20:54:04+00:00 2006-09-12T20:54:04+00:00 <p>Better yet, start one! Doesn't have to be a user group, it could be a general purpose hackfest. Our SuperHappyDevHouse has been going strong for over a year with no actual intended use other than to hack of stuff!</p>