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June 10

They Came, They Coded, They Conquered

By on June 10, 2010 in Uncategorized

Coding competitions can be a tricky affair. What merits one app to be “better” than another? Is it how innovative that apps is? How cool it looks? How useful it is? I believe that when an app makes you say “What the #$%@…that’s sick!”, you know you have a strong contender that stands out over [...]

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May 27

Make Web Not War – It’s here!

By on May 27, 2010 in Uncategorized

It’s the morning of Make Web Not War and 6600 rue Hutchinson is really going off! Yes folks, it’s finally here: Make Web Not War starts in a matter of minutes. It’s so neat to see the event coming together. There’s everything from intense gaming stations to a massive green screen. Make Web Not War [...]

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May 26

WebCom, WordCamp, & W3Quebec

By on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

Je ne parle pas francais! Mandatory Grade 9 French has never failed me more than at this exact moment. I am currently at WebCom and I wish that I had a better understanding of what is going on around here. I tried out WebCamp for a bit. At the beginning, people were asked to write [...]

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May 26

DemoCamp: Ignite + a round of PowerPoint Karaoke

By on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

In the style of the DemoCamp quick Ignite presentations and in the spirit of the massive amount of Tweeting happening at MonDev, here’s a recap of tonight’s presentations in nearly 140 characters: Vanilla, truly the “sweetest forum on the web” gives experts and less-than-experts the ability to create discussion forums that grow online communities devLab [...]

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May 26

NerdTrain Destination: Montreal!

By on May 26, 2010 in Uncategorized

The #NerdTrain was a travel experience like no other! If I learned one thing, this is it: There are a ton of interesting people who are working on really neat projects in Montreal. I spent a lot of time interviewing the #NerdTrain riders on their opinions of the FTW Coding Competition apps and while the [...]

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