933: Hackweek Overview - What Is It, What Did We Build

Syntax - Tasty Web Development Treats · Wes Bos & Scott Tolinski - Full Stack JavaScript Web Developers

September 1, 202532m 5s

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It’s Hackweek at Syntax! Scott, Wes, and CJ break down what Hackweek is all about - how they picked their projects, what came out of them, and why it’s the best excuse to experiment, build, and have fun before the deep-dive episodes roll in.

Show Notes

00:00 Welcome to Syntax!
00:04 What is Hackweek?
- 01:05 Hackweek projects spark motivation.
04:05 Choosing our projects.
- 04:34 What we chose.
05:11 CJ’s Hackweek Project.
- 05:51 Using SGDK C language toolkit.
- 07:02 Writing to an Everdrive.
- 08:09 What game engine did you use?
  - Platformer Engine.
  - LDtk.
- 12:11 What was the end result?
14:09 Wes’ Hackweek Project.
- 16:15 Why hardware projects?
- Watch the Video Here.
19:09 Scott’s Hackweek Project.
- Watch the Video Here.
- 21:42 Early considerations.
25:42 AI usage.

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