Free messaging app Hike messenger has announced its first online hackfest – The HikeAthon – inviting software developers from across India to participate in a three-day long online competition against the crème de la crème of the developer community.
Hike is aiming at gathering like-minded developers for the 3 day online hackfest. The HikeAthon was envisaged to give the budding young talent in India, a platform to showcase their zeal and skill to build beautiful and simple mobile apps.
“We’ve seen first hand how well design and technology can come together to help create a simple, elegant product for a market as large and diverse as India. With ‘The HikeAthon’, we want to reach out to the exciting new crop of Indian software developers who share our passion for crafting simple and beautiful mobile user experiences. This is a platform for developers in India to express their creativity and solve real user problems on the way,” said Kavin Bharti Mittal, Founder and CEO, hike messenger.
Participants can win up to Rs 10 lakh in cash and goodies. The top cash prize is of Rs 5 lakh and beyond that the participants have a chance to win iPads and also a chance to spend a day with the hike team. The HikeAthon 2014, a free online event, also gives budding talent across the country a chance to put their mobile app development skills to the ultimate test.
The event starts from December 19 and will continue till December 22. Developers can show their mobile development prowess on Android, iOS and Windows phone platforms.
