CodeCon was an annual conference for software

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and technology enthusiasts, held every year between 2002 and 2009. CodeCon was not intended to be a

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, but a conference with a focus on software developers doing presentations of technologies, as computer programs, rather than products.

History

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and

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are credited with devising and organizing the first conference at the

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in 2002. The conference was the result of discussion on building a small, programmer-focused convention. Some projects discussed at the first CodeCon include BitTorrent and Peek-a-Booty. There were also panel discussions, including one about the

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of hacking, which focused on the actions of the

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and

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against

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networks. Later conferences have included discussions on

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, and the

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. Sassaman proposed to his then-girlfriend

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during the Q&A after her presentation at the 2006 CodeCon; the two were later married.

Other uses

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's CodeCon programming contest platform and events. An abbreviation for

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's Code Conference.

References

External links

* Hacker culture Computer conferences {{compu-conference-stub