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In-Person Attendance Information (IMPORTANT!)

If you're coming in person this morning, please read through!

Location Info

Developing on School Devices

Personal laptops are preferred because they have fewer software restrictions, but if you must use a school device, read the following:

High School students in Edison should install an IDE (code editor), like Visual Studio Code, from Self Service on their MacBooks. It might be difficult to install them directly from their websites due to device restrictions.

Students using Chromebooks should familiarize themselves with https://replit.com, which is an in-browser IDE and code execution environment.

Developing on Personal Laptops

We highly recommend using Visual Studio Code as a general-purpose IDE for almost any programming language. You can install it from https://code.visualstudio.com.

If you plan on using a programming language that needs a runtime environment on your device (Java, Python, NodeJS...) make sure to search up a tutorial on how to set up those languages on your operating system if needed.

Forming Teams

In case you didn't already know, you won't need a team before coming. You can form teams with people you meet at the event, or even participants you met online in our Discord server or from Devpost!

Communicating with Teammates

Thanks to the generous support of the JPS Technology Department, Discord will be accessible on school and personal devices at JPS for the duration of the event. You will be able to communicate with teammates who may be participating virtually. However, we recommend setting up an alternate means of communication (such as through text messages) in the event that there is an issue with using Discord.

We are here to help!

Our team members and mentors will be happy to assist you during the event, although most of us will be at the in-person venue for the beginning of the hackathon.
That being said, for those coming in person, the wifi at JPS can be unreliable at times. We recommend you install any necessary software before coming.