shdh - jumpstarting innovation through happy hacking
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SHDHSHDHJumpstarting innovation through happy hacking
Who we areWho we are
Santiago Zavala (@dfect)
Server Side Hacker (also a robot) @ Enthiosys
César Salazar (@cesarsalazar)
User Experience Architect (also a soft human) @ 42 Claps
Who we areWho we are
We started together SHDHMC(MC like in Mexico City, not like in MC Hammer)
So what’s SHDH, anyway?
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.... These super fun parties topped out at 400 for the final moment, when the SWAT team showed... ...the housemates scaled back to movie nights, in an effort to “regroup” and find a more suitable format for social gathering.... ... Jeff Lindsay, was once a regular at Tom Harrison’s LAN parties...
... inviting other young entrepreneurs to the office on weekends... .... DEV LAN... ... Thus, SuperHappyDevHouse was born on May 28, 2005 with 15 computer programmers in attendance....
From SHDH to SHDH:
A bit about SHDHA bit about SHDH•SuperHappyDevHouse started 5 years ago in the Bay Area.
•Less than 20 people at David Weekly’s living room
•It’s just a hackaton with a tiny twist.
•It’s all about non-exclusive, hands on, hacking fun http://shdh.org
NON-EXCLUSIVENON-EXCLUSIVE
Java, .NET, Python, Arduino, LISP,
photography, rocket building, sewing
HANDs ONHANDs ON
Talking: Good
Breaking: Better
Building: Best
FUNFUN
GOinG SOUTHGOinG SOUTH
•Resources = 0
•No time, no venue, no connections, no money
•Arguably no roles models
•Tons of things that could have failed (none of them have actually failed... yet)
•Different culture
•No previous experience
WHAt about MEXICO?WHAt about MEXICO?
•SHDH started 18 monts ago in 2 cities
•Now we have SHDH running in 9 cities with
more than 100 atendees in the Mexico City franchise.
•It’s just a SHDH with a tiny twist.
•It’s all about non-exclusive, hands on, hacking fun
SOME THREATSSOME THREATS
•We forked from a snapshot
•We compiled in a totally different architecture
•There was always a risk of stack overflow due to:
•Asynchronous organization
•Very high RW latency
Why dID we care?Why dID we care?
"[...] It's called hacker culture, and we're here to encourage it"
Sharing + Building + Learning + Fun
Bring together the makers of today and tomorrow
Long run benefits
Stronger community
More projects
Sustainable PassionSustainable PassionIncreasing curiosity
Larger success rate
Start ONE!Start ONE!
1. Always experiment2. Joy comes from productivity and
connecting people3. Talk, think, build
a piece of advice
•Start Small: A dozen people is more than enough
•Talk, Think, Build
•Mailing List + Wiki
•Always run a post-mortem
MaTERIALS
•Chairs, tables, powerstrips•Internet (fast!)•Calories and Caffeine•H2O•Some hackers
KEEP US POSTED
UPCOMING
SHDH 37 (stay tuned)http://superhappydevhouse.org
SHDH Mexico City 12http://shdhmexicocity.org
IS THAT ALL?
NO
Evolution in the making
Successful SHDHs become other things.
HACKER DOJO
HACKER DOJO•On the other hand, sometimes communities just need a space•There is one here, less than < 3 miles away, go and check!•Maybe one in Mexico?
HACKER DOJO• The Hacker Dojo is a community center for hackers and thinkers to meet, discuss, learn, and create. • First a community space, secondly a coworking facility• Programmer oriented. Non programmers are truly welcome•+8,000 sqft of hackspace
HACKER DOJO•There were spaces in other area, mid peninsula lacked one.•It serves as an open space for mid size events, unconferences, workshops, etc.
HACKER DOJO
Go to the Dojo
Become a member
Go back to the Dojo
HACKER DOJO• Actually Microsoft is already helping here.• Could you help us to start the mexican franchise?• Financial support is crucial• In Mexico, we could run the Hacker Dojo for a year with < 100,000 • Does that compare to other initiatives?
A NEW JOURNEY
•So, we're throwing our 10th
SHDH, huh?
• It all started with an email
•We just wanted to share
common interests and values
face-to-face
HACKSPEDITION
Hackspedition is an open traveling event oriented to
cross pollination between two or more hacker communities
around the world.
http://hackspedition.org
What about 5 days of mezcal, rafting,
sightseeing, hacking and amazing
conversations with new connections?
REALLY? WHY?
•Cross polination is critical
•Matchmaking of mentors
and apprentices
•Plus, it’s fun!
GO FOR IT
•Organize a three to five day trip.
•Don't bother to book hotel rooms.
•Sightseeing is good, exploration is
better.
•Mix, mix, mix.
•Hack together.
SMALL WORLDWe want to see hackspeditions happening all around the world!
Korea?New Zealand?
Israel?LA?
HACKSPEDITION
Be our guest
May 2010
Host us
March 2010
HACKSPEDITION
Open up to foreign hackers here at Microsoft or elsewhere
Mix, hack, mix, hack
GOING SMALL
GOING SMALL
•So, organizing DevHouse we
identified a problem
•People just want to hack
•Simple is good
•Minimal is sustainable
HACKUP•Organized small hacking meeting•2-10 people•At home, office, café, the park?•WiFi, outlets, friends, new friends
IS THERE a PAIN THERE?Company is enjoyable and
empowers innovation
but...Commute times are long and
useless
Big cities mean big problems
Space is costly
How does it work
•Announce your hackup
(tweet, blog, send an
email)
•Go and hack
•Be very welcoming
BENEFITS
•Company can make you very productive•Peer pressure to deliver•Motivation to try new things•Based on common interests, extend your network
CAn COMPANIES ENGAGE
•Hackups are standalone events
•They were designed to be self
sufficient so nothing to do here
•Attend
HACKUP
It really can't get much easier
Got a living room and WiFi?
(even MiFi?)
WRAPPING UP
CONSTRAINTS
• Little money• Little time• No role models• No Sponsors• Crazy hacker == undefined• Lot of passion, enthusiasm and fun
WHAT’S NEXT• SHDHMC 12 (Make sure, automation
works)• Get great sponsors on board• Help on Guadalajara, Monterrey,
Tijuana, Hermosillo, Leon, Queretaro, Puebla, Cuernavaca, etc.• More Hackspeditions, Hackups and
other experiments• Hacker Dojo
HACKSPEDITION
•Steal this conference
•Hack for fun
•Embrace foreign
developers
SHDHSHDHhttp://twitter.com/dfect
http://twitter.com/cesarsalazar
sdforum@shdhmexicocity.org
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