This was my first Hackathon. And I bet, more are coming.
My friend Anirudh called me to join him in the InOut Hackathon, NIT Surat. I wasn't so sure as this would had been my first hackathon. But then, there is always the first time.
Hackthons are awesome. We both interacted with so many developers. It was amazing to hear so many crazy ideas from people. Every interaction ended with a WOW feeling. There were Games, Photo Sessions, Tweet Competitions, Redbulls, and whatnot. It was like we were invited to have fun.
As for our product, it didn't went well. We wasted most of our time brainstorming the idea. The product was not completed on time and we failed miserably in demo.
But, we realised that hackathon is not a competition. Its fun. That night we didn't sleep. We and group of some other participants played cards, LAN games, and discussed about each others' college culture. We made new friends, from different parts of country.
It was fun but challenging at the same time. I realised the amount of talent out there. It is a good motivation for me and I will participate in more hackathons now.
