About
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Schedule
Learn About The Event Schedule
| Event Name | Host | Time Block |
|---|---|---|
| Welcome Session + Project Finding + Q&A | The DA Hack Team | 10:00m-11:00am |
| An Intro To Git | Priscilla Wang | 01:00pm-02:00pm |
| An Intro To APIs | Sreeya Sai | 02:15pm-03:15pm |
| Trade Secrets to Prepare For a 6-Figure Tech Career | Cathryn Paterson | 03:30pm-04:30pm |
| How To Be a Successful Full Stack Developer | Matt Upham | 04:45pm-05:45pm |
| The Coding Continues | The Attendees | 06:00pm-onwards |
Speakers
Learn About The Event Speakers
Cathryn Patterson
Founder of icathryn.com and BizPair. A career coaching influencer with a cause
Sreeya Sai
A software engineer at Drift with experience in numerous technologies, as well as mentoring students
Priscilla Wang
Founder of Girls Talk Tech, and a developer at JPMorgan
Justice Ogbonna
A software engineer at Google. Upgrading the world, one line of code at a time
Nupur Mehta
Co-Founder of OTAinfo, and a Curator at Global Shapers Palo Alto
Tal Globus
A software engineer at 8x8, with expertise in the field of Machine Learning
Matt Upham
A software engineer at a growing Fintech company, with many insights into the career of a software developer
Himanshu Ragtah
Helping catalyze robotics and artificial intelligence R&D. Ex-Tesla, TEDx Speaker, Kairos Fello
Team
Learn About The Event Team
Sue Yen Tan
Ryan Teoh
Yousef Helal
Carlos Alba
Ezekiel Chow
Yusuf Quddus
Alvin Fabrio
Arushi Sharma
Johnny To
FAQ
Some commonly asked questions
What is open source?
Open source refers to source code that is publicly accessible and allows anyone to inspect, modify or learn from it. Open source projects encourage collaboration and the freedom to use the software for any purpose you wish.
What is a pull request?
Pull requests are proposed code changes you can submit to a branch in a repository on GitHub. Once submitted, a project maintainer will review and discuss the changes before they become final.
Can students from other colleges attend?
Yup. DA Hack is open to all students, regardless of which school they attend!
What level of experience is required?
DA Hack is open to students of all levels of experience. Whether you are taking your introductory CS class, or have done years of programming, we welcome you!
Do I have to be a Computer Science Major?
Nope. DA Hack is open to all students, regardless of their major!
When will DA Hack be taking place?
DA Hack will be taking place on the days of October 24th and 25th. On the first day, we will have a welcome session at 9:30am, marking the beginning of DA Hack. We will have various workshops, presentations, and more, until 4pm of the next day!
Where will DA Hack be taking place?
Unfortunatley, we find ourselves in the middle of a pandemic. As such, DA Hack will be completley online this year!
What platforms will DA Hack be using?
We will be hosting all presentations, and live events through Zoom. In terms of contributing, the far majority of that will be done through GitHub!
Resources
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Sponsors
The Organizations That Make This Event Possible
