The hackathons I have been forced to participate in always seemed like a cheap shot at labor and ideas from some corporate overlord
And for the record.... PIZZA is not an appropriate compensation. Especially if someone is lactose intolerant!
And for the record.... PIZZA is not an appropriate compensation. Especially if someone is lactose intolerant!
Amazon eventually arranged a weekend hackathon with someone from the elevator company. Whole bunch of engineers tried their hardest to do a better scheduling job, and failed. Almost like engineers at elevator companies have had decades to experiment and refine things.
It did shut down all the complaints.