devHouse in Cambridge, Sept 16th

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We had a lot of fun last time, so join us and help make this into a fun, monthly event. Test out ideas, work on a fun side project, meet other like-minded people.

If you're interested in helping out, contact me, johnyu2@gmail.com We need help with spreading the word, and finding sponsors to get free food.

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What makes this better than hacking in solitude? I'm not against social events, but I don't think of hacking as a social activity.

Meeting future co-founders.

Collaboration means sharing ideas, motivating each other, enhancing each others' strengths and compensating for weaknesses.

More than once have I been stumped on a problem, only to run it by a friend and have it solved in 30 seconds. Nothing about the nature of hacking demands that it be exclusively solitary, or exclusively collaborative. There are advantages and disadvantages to each.

Furthermore, an event where you shoot to get an entire project done in a day is a good excercise and a good learning experience.

We had a lot of fun at the last devHouse, so join us and help make this into a fun, monthly event. Hack out your next idea, work on a cool side project, meet like minded people.

We need help spreading the word to college campuses, and getting sponsors for food/drinks.

If you're interested in helping out, let me know, johnyu2@gmail.com

I've gone to two of the past ones. I highly recommend going if you're in Boston!

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