X.commerce University hackathon overview for the inaugural launch of X University. Georgia Tech (January 20th - 22nd, 2012)

1. X University Overview
What to Expect at the Hackathon
Jonathan LeBlanc
Developer Evangelist
jleblanc@x.com
@jcleblanc

2. What We Need to Cover
What is X University and the hacker mentality?
What is a hack?
The hack event syllabus
Hack strategies 101
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

3. What We Need to Cover
What is X University and the hacker mentality?
What is a hack?
The hack event syllabus
Hack strategies 101
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

4. X University: Inaugural Launch
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

5. X University: What is a Hacker?
• The entrepreneurial spirit.
• The “just get it done”
attitude.
• The ability to wear many
hats.
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

6. What We Need to Cover
What is X University and the hacker mentality?
What is a hack?
The hack event syllabus
Hack strategies 101
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

7. What is a Hack: What We’re Looking For
Build something that uses eBay products in new,
fun and innovative ways.
Products include
– eBay – Magento
– PayPal – Milo
– X.commerce – RedLaser
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

8. What is a Hack: Fix Something
Fix Something That Ticks you off
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

9. What is a Hack: Something Different
Build Something
Different
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

10. What is a Hack: Something Fun
Build Something Fun
Katamari Browser Hack
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

11. What We Need to Cover
What is X University and the hacker mentality?
What is a hack?
The hack event syllabus
Hack strategies 101
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

12. Syllabus: Friday Technical Talks
5:00pm – 7:00pm
Technical talks on:
– The program overview & how to present your ideas in 90 seconds.
– Hacking with eBay APIs
– ql.io, our new open source querying system
– PayPal APIs
7:00pm – 8:00pm
Dinner and finding teams
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

13. Syllabus: Saturday – Sunday Hackathon
Saturday Sunday
11:00am - 12:00pm 12:30pm - 3:30pm
Hack registration Hack Presentations
12:00pm (Saturday) - 3:30pm - 5:00pm
12:00pm (Sunday) Judge Deliberation, Winners
Hacking! announced and closing words.
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

14. What We Need to Cover
What is X University and the hacker mentality?
What is a hack?
The hack event syllabus
Hack strategies 101
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

15. Hack Strategies 101: Fail Early
Fail Early, Fail Fast, Fail
Often
“I have not failed. I've
just found 10,000 ways
that won't work.”
- Thomas A. Edison
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

16. Hack Strategies 101: Use Available Tools
Don’t Reinvent the wheel
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

17. Hack Strategies 101: Backup Your Code!
Bad stuff happens!
Github
http://github.com
Bitbucket
http://bitbucket.org
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

18. Hack Strategies 101: Hard Problems First
Don’t wait to work
out hard issues.
"The brain regions that
are impaired when you
are sleep-deprived are
the same ones that are
impaired with aging,”
- Todd Maddox
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce

19. Hack Strategies 101: The Presentation
Practice your presentations
(3 min in length)
Don’t use PowerPoint!
X.commerce University: Georgia Tech
http://www.x.com | @x_commerce