Q&A with junior Siddiq Ashraf on UCHackathon
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Junior Siddiq Ashraf stands with his new friend at the hackathon. Ashraf joined a group that was developing something of his interest. He plans to compete in the next hackathon. Image by Max Fritzhand
Q: So I heard you went to UC Hackathon, can you tell me about it?
A: A hackathon is a place where hackers can develop something in a short amount of time. My team made an app that will soon be going up on the App Store.
Q: Was this your first time at a hackathon?
A: Yeah. I thought it was just going to be hardcore gaming, but actually it was coding.
Q What is what you expected?
A: No, not at all.
Q: Would you do it again?
A: Yeah, it’s something different, and I liked it.
Q: How long did the event last?
A: It was 36 hours long. We stayed in the engineering building at UC.
Q: Was it only high school students that went?
A: Barely a few went. It was mostly college students.
Q: Did you win anything?
A: Our team came in 10th place out of the 17 teams that competed. We got the newbie award for being the only high school team.
