I’ve heard the hack {cyprus} *12 announcements for a few weeks now, but unfortunately was too busy with my own projects to attend. If you missed all the noise, hack {cyprus} *12 is a hackathon-type event, where a bunch of people get together decide on a few ideas they want to implement and jump into coding. They usually go at it non-stop for approximately 24-48 hours, after which they present the results.
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These are quite common in all the countries where programmers live. Now, we can proudly say that programmers live in Cyprus too. The picture above is from a few minutes ago. Just for the record, it’s Saturday night, after 1:00am! That’s nothing but impressive.
The event seems to be quite well organized, with its own website, Facebook page, Twitter, and more. (Have a look at their live stream page for latest updates.) It is also being sponsored by quite a few companies, including Microsoft, Cyta, and Cyprus University of Technology.
As I said, unfortunately I was preoccupied with something else to book my attendance for this event. However I am planning to go see the presentations tomorrow (care to join me?). According to the schedule, some time around 5-5:30pm the teams will show off what they have managed to achieve in such a short time.