BU CS students work to “create something awesome” at Boston Hacks
From The Daily Free Press: Boston University hosted 500 students from across the United States and Canada on Saturday and Sunday for the 24-hour tech-invention competition BostonHacks, where students from 25 different universities and colleges competed in teams of two to four to create “something awesome.” Using state-of-the art technology, participants gathered at Metcalf Hall in the George Sherman Union to be judged under the categories of Funniest Hack, Best Design and Hack that “Just Works,” according to a release about the competition.
From BU Today: The hackathon stretched from Saturday afternoon to Sunday afternoon, when the hackers hunched over their laptops like medieval monks transcribing scripture, racing to complete their projects. (Those who were conscious, that is. Several heads slumped on the tables, napping after little or no sleep overnight. One table had an inflatable mattress on standby on the floor. “Sleep isn’t a huge concern,” said Sean Smith (CAS’17), one of the event organizers. “It’s kind of the culture. You get together and you have 24 hours and the time pressure and adrenaline of working with other people, and having this deadline makes you get a lot done.”
Congratulations to all our students! For more information about BostonHacks visit their web page, follow them on Twitter, or find them on Facebook.