[Catalyst] Django Dash, opportunity for Catalyst?

[J. Shirley]

On Wed, Apr 16, 2008 at 3:21 PM, Jonathan Rockway <jon at jrock.us> wrote:
> * On Wed, Apr 16 2008, Paul Makepeace wrote:
>  > http://www.djangodash.com/
>  >
>  > =summary
>  > The Django Dash is a chance for Django enthusiasts to flex their
>  > coding skills a little and put a fine point on "perfectionists with
>  > deadlines" by giving you a REAL deadline. 48 hours from start to stop
>  > to produce the best app you can and have a little fun in the process.
>  > =cut
>  >
>  > Fun to do something in Catalyst like that. If it were run concurrently
>  > that would be particularly interesting, and see which camp comes up
>  > with the better app!
>  >
>  > http://www.djangodash.com/faq/ has the timeline,
>
>  Sounds fun.  Let's do a Catalyst version at YAPC::NA (and if it goes
>  well, YAPC::EU).
>
>  I say... 1 day to write your app, the next day to present it to everyone
>  and receive highly valuable prizes if yours is the best.
>
>  Discuss amongst yourselves.
>
>  Regards,
>  Jonathan Rockway
>

If it goes well in YAPC::NA, maybe OSCON next year?  They do things
like this for film production (http://www.filmracing.com) and I like
the twist in that.

You don't know the theme of the application until it starts, and then
there is some surprise element.

All in all, sounds like a good idea.