Leap day hackathon for Google Gadgets, Maps, and more
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Tuesday, February 26, 2008
If you've got JavaScript skills and you'd like to implement such things as Google Gadgets or Maps
on your site, bring your laptops and come spend some time with us in Mountain View.
This Friday, my team (Google Developer Programs) is hosting a hackathon to get you started with
our JavaScript APIs. There will be plenty of our engineers around to answer questions. We'll
start with short introductions of the APIs and then break into groups for coding and camaraderie.
There'll be food, and prizes too.
The featured JavaScript APIs:
Google Gears—make your web applications work offline
And no worries if you're busy this Friday; future hackathons will feature other APIs and more
languages. Check out theDeveloper Events Calendarfor future listings. Hope to see you soon.
Written by Ben Lisbakken, Google Developer Programs
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