George Spake

HackMemphis 2017

This past weekend, the memphis tech community got together at the Fedex Institute of technology on the University of Memphis campus for the fifth annual HackMemphis event. HackMemphis, organized by the Memphis Technology Foundation , is a different kind of hackathon where there’s no pressure and teams are free to work on whatever they want. Some of the city’s best developers, designers, makers, and tech leaders get together for a weekend to hang out and work on fun projects.
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Want to be a Programmer? Find Mentorship Through Tech Communities.

Finding my local tech community and participating in various open source communities has been my single most valuable privilege in the context of my career and fueling my passion for web development. If I had to choose between a master’s degree or all of the wisdom I’ve found and friends I’ve made from talking to developers at user groups, conferences, and events over the past 5 years, I might hand over the degree.
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GiveCamp Memphis Demonstrates How Vibrant Memphis’ Tech Community Is

![Volunteers develop software for non-profits at Give Camp Memphis 2016 - Photo by Brad Montgomery](https://georgespake.com/wp-

content/uploads/2016/02/give-camp-developers-300x186.jpg)Volunteers develop software for non-profits at Give Camp Memphis 2016 - Photo by Brad Montgomery

This weekend, GiveCamp Memphis —a weekend- long event where local developers and designers get together to build software for non-profit organizations—was held at CoWork Memphis in Cooper Young. This marks the event’s sixth year and the second year I’ve had the honor of participating as a volunteer.

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