Facebook’s Favorite Hacks Of 2013
Facebook hackathons have led to many new features that were incorporated into the social network, and Facebook Engineering shared its favorite hacks of 2013 in a note on its page.
Facebook hackathons have led to many new features that were incorporated into the social network, and Facebook Engineering shared its favorite hacks of 2013 in a note on its page.
Facebook Engineering said in introducing its list:
Every six weeks or so, Facebook employees come together for hackathons to code on projects they are passionate about. Historically, hackathons would happen overnight, but this year, we started doing three-day, daytime hacks so everyone — regardless of team, project, or personal obligations — could get a chance to build something meaningful outside their usual day job.
Some well-known Facebook products have come out of hackathons, including chat, Timeline, video, tagging in comments, and even the like button.
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