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Why Everyone Should Join a Smart Contract or Blockchain Hackathon
The blockchain ecosystem is ripe for experimentation. Hop in
Yes, you read that right. Everyone should join these hackathons. There are a slew of reasons to participate in a hackathon and those reasons should not be understated. But there is something extra special about blockchain/smart contract hackathons.
You non-techies out there may have already glossed over this, but I hope my emphasis on everyone has kept you here. There’s so much more to a hackathon project than just coding. While a pure software engineer may be a monster at coding, they may not have all the tools needed for a successful project. Idea generation, research, marketing, and industry-specific knowledge are all pieces that can make a project shine or plummet. Not to mention, perhaps you’ve always just been curious to learn more about this wild smart-contract idea.
If you still need to know why smart contracts and blockchain are life-altering technology, check out this video which explains blockchain and smart contracts at a simple level and how it’s becoming stronger and more essential to us today.
1. Learn Bleeding Edge Advances in Smart Contract Technology — Right From the Source
Often, the best way to learn something is to jump in. For most hackathons, the draw is that it’s a dedicated time to set aside from your normal life to jump into an exciting new world. You can have no idea what you’re doing — you may simply be interested in the technology — but after a weekend, a week, a month, or however long the hackathon is, you can come out with some amazing tech skills.
Blockchain especially has tools to get you started. From simple documentation, tutorials, to just asking the source of the technology. How awesome would it be if node.js experts were available at every hackathon? You’d no…
