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Here in the Bay Area, the transit system has problems with connectivity. And we have a tradition o...
A super interesting visualization on the Bay Area's transit. At the Hack My Ride hackathon, Adina Levin and Ian Rees created a tool to visualize transitshed differences between transit service scenarios. This allows users to explore how each scenario provides access to housing, major employment centers, and service to transit-dependent populations.
A team of hackers in Pakistan decided to crowdsource and bring the "power of the people" to the government by collecting environmental complaints from citizens through Google+ and reporting them to the government, rewarding those who are active.
Not only do they attempt to tackle environmental responsibility, but they also consider the crucial communication gap between society and government!
Patient, doctor, and caregiver apps for a better tomorrow
Here are some healthcare hacks that were made at PennApps earlier this season! Massive props to the hackers who worked on these!
Part 2 of Linda Peng's series of how different people learned how to code! This features a few of our very own Duke alums like Cheney Tsai, (who works at Google) and Stephanie Chang (who works at Khan Academy)!
Nicole: "And go to hackathons! I’ve found that’s a great place to try out a new tech stack and get introduced to lots of new ideas (and people); I know a lot of beginners can be a bit wary of going to their first hackathon, but they tend to be very welcoming places – we don’t bite, I promise!"
A huge shoutout to our very own Duke U alum Linda Peng on helping us see the different experiences in learning how to code!
"I began to wonder: what were the stories of people who were able to successfully learn how to code? What frustrations did they face when they were just starting out, and how did they get past them? What advice would they give to beginners?"
Lenny: "I decided to learn JavaScript and Ruby about a year ago. I pushed hard by doing tutorials and looking for opportunities to implement what I learned. I attended a LOT of Hackathons and meetups. I also started attending conferences. That helped me meet people who were professionally doing the things I wanted to do. By meeting people, I was able to get a holistic look at what I still needed to learn."