Announcement from CodeMichigan:
The state is releasing API’s around five themes: jobs, tourism, safety, veterans and foster kids. We’re holding a hackathon the weekend of October 4-6 at the M@dison building in downtown Detroit. Github is offering participants a free repository and Microsoft is offering the choice of a year’s use of a VM or use of their upcoming mobile backend as a service. The emphasis is on mobile or tablet applications using one of the state API’s. There will be some big name speakers and lots of prizes.
Benefits for developers:
• A chance to give something back
• A chance to use new technologies
• Improve Michigan’s quality of life
• Resume enhancement
• A chance to start a new for profit business
Keep watching www.codemichigan.com as the website will be launching soon and that’s where you will register.