Become a frontend developer in 48hrs!

When

10am-10pm, Weekends of 1,8,15,22 Aug, 2020

Where

Online, DISCORD

Contact

About The Event

Come in a novice, leave a frontend developer!

QikPik is hosting a series of hackathons with committed and outstanding mentors, to assist college students in India with their dream of becoming a frontend developer.

There are four sessions on four weekends. Each session may have several parallel tracks.

Sessions are as follows: 

1,2 Aug: Kotlin/Native Android development (CLOSED)

8,9 Aug: Vue.js frontend development (CLOSED)

15,16 Aug: Flutter frontend development (CLOSED)

22,23 Aug: iOS frontend development (CLOSED)

Note: To afford a diversity of coverage, we have an acceptance cap of two students per institution. Further applications will be put on a waiting list.

Partners


Mentors

Our MENTORS,  SUPPORTING MENTORS and CO-ORDINATORS are all volunteers, selflessly offering their weekends to help spread knowledge and learning skills to the general public!

This event would not happen without the kindness and selflessness of the following people:

Click on the profile images for their personal url/bio - if any.

1,2 AUG

Intro to Kotlin/Android

Chandra Sekhar Nayak, 

blr Kotlin group

Build a URL Shortner app using free and open-source API.

Chandra is an Android developer since last 8 years. Apart from developing Android apps for his employer, he organizes BlrKotlin (India’s biggest Kotlin focused user group). He creates YouTube videos for his channel “Chanse Code” and sometimes blogs at https://chansek.com

8,9 AUG

Intro to Vue.js

Rajesh Dhiman, 

Concinnity Media Technologies

  • Introduction to front end development, HTML, CSS and javascript. 
  • Introduction to DOM and DOM manipulation 
  • Introduction to Vue.js and Vue ecosystem, importing Vue.js in your application, creating components, templating, styling and routing in Vue.js

15,16 AUG

Intro to Flutter

Prathik Jain,
APPIKO

Build a currency convertor app using free and open-source currency conversion API.

Prathik has been handling everything, software, at https://appiko.org (Tech for wildlife, everything open-source) for the past year.

22,23 AUG

Intro To iOS/SWIFT

SIDHARTH J DEV,

Goodbits Tech Pvt Ltd

I’m an iOS developer and I have been working in this domain for the past 5 years. Currently I am working as a Senior Software Engineer in Goodbits Tech Pvt Ltd. I have worked on more than 15 apps by this point and used Swift to develop most of them

Supporting Mentors


ALL SESSIONS

Open Streetmap API

Arun Ganesh, 

MapBox

I've mostly been active with open spatial data community in India and contribute quite a bit to OpenStreetMap and Wikimedia projects. Anything to make information/data technology more accessible is on my interest lane :) 


Currently working as a cartographic engineer with Mapbox where we build lots of geospatial apis which is on the leading edge of web map technology https://docs.mapbox.com/mapbox-gl-js/examples/

22,23 AUG

iOS/SWIFT

Devanshi MODHA, 

HYPERLINK INFOSYSTEM

Have been working as an iOS developer since 3 years and have worked on 20+ iOS applications so far Always geared up for the bug fixing and exploring new tech 

 I write code for a living and to live I read!

8,9 AUG

javascript, UI/UX

Ishaan Malik, 

Stealth startup

Open Sourcerer having an *approximate* knowledge of many things. Working at an Adtech Product Startup currently partnered with Snapchat. Active in many Open Source communities and projects, ask me about Open Source and UI / UX. https://twitter.com/ChampionRunner

15,16 AUG

FLUTTER

Janhavi, 

OBVIOUS.IN

I am a Software Developer with a passion for Android App Development. I currently work with Obvious as a Product Engineer and have been developing Android apps for about 2 years now. I can be reached out for any Flutter/Android related doubts and I'll try my best to help you out with them. Lastly, I'd like to encourage students to ask as many doubts as they can and keep in mind that no doubt is stupid/bad. We are all here to learn together and I hope you all take back valuable things from this hackathon.

1,2 AUG

ANDROID/KOTLIN

Khushbu Thakker, 

Hyperlink Infosystem

I am a full-time Android developer at Hyperlink Infosystem Pvt.Ltd for 3+ years and have relevant android programming skills. I am knowledgeable about Kotlin and have been exploring Flutter for more than six months now. I am a tech enthusiast and also open to learning any technology needed for my projects and ideas. 

I am actively involved in communities such as GDG Ahmadabad, Flutter Ahmadabad. Recently joined as mentor at Clique-Interest ship 1.0 event and conducted a session for Flutter in Women Tech makers, Ahmadabad, Flutter Ahmadabad Github: https://github.com/khushbuthakker LinkedIn: https://www.linkedin.com/in/khushbu-thakker-7228998b

15,16 AUG

FLUTTER

Rashmi Bhandari,

Hype Technologies

loves to develop mobile application and learn new technologies. also passionate about research and stay updated with latest trends. At last wants to contribute to in tech world.

15,16 AUG

FLUTTER

SANCHITA,
OBVIOUS.IN

Sanchita has been working in Android development for over eight years, and works at Obvious as a Product Engineer. She has also dabbled with Flutter. Reach out for any Android/Flutter related help. She is also a co-founder of @WomenDroid in Bengaluru, a community that supports and mentors women working in technology.

ALL SESSIONS

general assistance

SID, 

FREELANCE

I'll be available during the hackathon to help you get unstuck from any problems you might encounter, and facilitate faster development. 


I write software and maintain technical infrastructure for a living. Most of my work is in the education and finance space, where I develop tools for the web and mobile

22,23 AUG

IOS/SWIFT

Dhara PATEL, 

Biz-Insights IT Solutions

I am an software developer inclined towards Mobile application development, particularly for iOS development. I have been serving as an aid for iOS application development over 2 years now. Apart from that, Alexa Skill Development and Technical blog writing are the fields in which I hold a little experience.
15,16 AUG

FLUTTER (PARIYATTI APP)

STEVEN DEOBALD, 

FLUTTER (PARIYATTI APP)

Add a feature to the Pariyatti.org open source mobile app! The Pariyatti mobile app is a gateway to Pariyatti's extensive library of free books, audio, video, and other resources. Built in Flutter, the app runs on both Android and iOS. Learn local state management techniques and network communication with the Pariyatti API, an open source server written in Ruby and Neo4j.

15,16 AUG

FLUTTER (PARIYATTI APP)

Varun Barad

I am an Android developer and have been working in this domain for more than 3 years. Currently I am working as a Product Engineer at Obvious In. I will be able to help with both Android and Flutter tracks. I have been the main contributor for Pariyatti.org 's open-source Flutter mobile app till now, so do reach out if you get stuck with that.

15,16 AUG

FLUTTER (PARIYATTI APP)

Varun PAI

A designer based out of Bangalore. I like working with modular systems, interaction design, and front-end web development. I have a drive to keep solutions simple, both in design and code.

SPEAKERS


Aruna Sankaranarayanan

Topic: My journey to Open Source

 Researcher at MIT, where she tries to understand why we buy into misinformation and disinformation on the Internet. She primarily uses techniques from machine learning, cognition, and visual perception to dissect this issue. In the past, she's worked with maps and participated in and led several open source projects. She cares deeply about the ideals of freedom and inclusion in open source communities, and strives to change the world in measurable ways.

Divya Rani

Topic: Opportunities in Open Source

I'm an open source enthusiast, currently working at Hackerrank. I'm contributing to Kubernetes currently. In past I worked as a Google summer of code student developer at CERN and as an outreachy intern in the past.

Niyas Ashraf

Topic: introduction to digital product design

A curious product guy and who loves to work with communities which enables tech learning, currently working as an android developer at ClusterDev Technologies.

Sruthi Chandran

Topic: I want to contribute to Free Software.. Where to start?

A feminist, a librarian turned Free Software Advocate and a Debian Developer. Actively mentoring new comers to Free Software through numerous free software and Debian events throughout India. Also working towards reducing the gender gap inside the free software community.

TEAM


Abraham RAji

Creative Design

I'm a maker. I design and build solutions to problems that fascinate me. I consider myself a minimalist who believes in sensible and intuitive design that is beautiful both on the outside as well as under the hood.

Sreepriya Radhakrishnan

CoMMUNITY CO-ORDINATOR

Community geek, STEM enthusiast, leading Pehia Foundation, a supporting community of women and transgender community in technology since 2017.

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