Anonymous
Post 11/13/2022 20:08     Subject: Hacking competition
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:Please share if MOCO has any hacking competition for
Middle school and high school students.



I never understood why people use this term. It has a derogatory connotation and implies poorly cobbled-together code.


you probably don't work in tech or old .. hacking is not derogatory
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2022 12:27     Subject: Hacking competition
Anonymous wrote:Technica is an all female (and female identifying) hackathon at umd. It happens in fall (done for this year). It's part slumber party, part competition. Lots of mentorship, sponsorship and support. Super fun. Hasn't been fully back in person yet, but maybe next year.


Thank you so much for this! My daughter would love it — I wish we had heard about it sooner. She is a junior now and is really struggling to figure out if she should be looking at computer programs for college or not.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2022 11:09     Subject: Hacking competition
BlairHacks: https://blairhacks.com/

One of my students is involved in this. It's awesome.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2022 08:04     Subject: Hacking competition
Anonymous wrote:Please share if MOCO has any hacking competition for
Middle school and high school students.



I never understood why people use this term. It has a derogatory connotation and implies poorly cobbled-together code.
Anonymous
Post 11/11/2022 07:57     Subject: Re:Hacking competition
Anonymous wrote:Is this something that really needs a competition? Just help your child cultivate their interest without needing every hobby to have a competitive aspect.

Just turn them loose on crypto exchanges. See what they can launder.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2022 23:38     Subject: Hacking competition
Technica is an all female (and female identifying) hackathon at umd. It happens in fall (done for this year). It's part slumber party, part competition. Lots of mentorship, sponsorship and support. Super fun. Hasn't been fully back in person yet, but maybe next year.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2022 19:44     Subject: Re:Hacking competition
Is this something that really needs a competition? Just help your child cultivate their interest without needing every hobby to have a competitive aspect.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2022 18:04     Subject: Re:Hacking competition
Computer security but any thing related to computers is fine too.
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2022 17:49     Subject: Hacking competition
Do you mean computer programming? Or computer security? Or something else?
Anonymous
Post 11/10/2022 17:46     Subject: Hacking competition
Please share if MOCO has any hacking competition for
Middle school and high school students.