It was refreshing to see so many women attending that, unlike most hackathons, being a woman was entirely unremarkable. This time, it wasn’t only idealistic young software engineering men out to save the world on their own – they were joined by idealistic senior citizens, social workers, teachers, college students, government workers, Code for America fellows, musicians, homemakers and activists
Code For Oakland: The Most Diverse Hackathon Ever - Forbes
As on of the lead organizers, I SO love this!
