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diff --git a/content/gophergala.article b/content/gophergala.article new file mode 100644 index 0000000..af8d477 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/gophergala.article @@ -0,0 +1,35 @@ +The Gopher Gala is the first worldwide Go hackathon +7 Jan 2015 + +Francesc Campoy +campoy@golang.org + +* Introduction + +The [[http://gophergala.com/][Gopher Gala]] is the first Go hackathon at a +global scale and will take place from January 23rd through the 25th. The event +is organized by the community, supported by the Go team, and sponsored by +Google among others. + +.image gophergala/fancygopher.jpg _ 300 +.caption _Fancy_Gopher,_by_ [[http://www.reneefrench.com/][_Renée_French_]] + +You can read about the rules of the hackathon +[[http://gophergala.com/rules/][here]], but if you know about +[[http://railsrumble.com/][Rails Rumble]] or +[[http://nodeknockout.com/][Node Knockout]] you already have a pretty good idea +of what to expect. + +During this event gophers from all around the globe will form teams to build +great applications using Go as the main tool. Afterwards, all the participants +will vote for their favorite applications and the 20 highest voted applications +will be ranked by a jury of renowned names from the community, including some +members of the Go core team. More information on the judging phase can be found +[[http://gophergala.com/judging/][here]]. + +And in case you needed one more reason to +[[https://gophers.typeform.com/to/wondM5][get involved]] there will be prizes! + +"What prizes?" you ask. Well, that’s a +[[http://gophergala.com/prizes/][secret]] until January 10th but we’re pretty +sure you won’t be disappointed. diff --git a/content/gophergala/fancygopher.jpg b/content/gophergala/fancygopher.jpg Binary files differnew file mode 100755 index 0000000..ae0a361 --- /dev/null +++ b/content/gophergala/fancygopher.jpg |
