No better way to make your mark during VMware Explore Las Vegas 2024 than to compete in the {code} Hackathon taking place on Monday, August 26th from 7-11pm in Ballroom H at the Venetian!
How do I get involved? Great question! You can create your own team, join a current team, or walk-in on the day of the event.
Join the Hackathon Here
Project 1
Automation via vRA and Terraform
Team is led by Stephan McTighe {Broadcom}
Stephan has so many good ideas in his head! Join forces with Stephan and his team to take your vRA and Terraform knowledge to the next level!
Project 2
RV Tools + Ollama to give feedback and recommendations
Team is led by Dale Hassinger {Broadcom}
Coming off a great showing in the 2023 {code} Hackathon, Dale is back and ready to take the top spot! Dale aims to take a beloved vCommunity Tool (RVTools) to the next level by combining it with an LLM (Ollama).
Project 3
VTrail (part 2): Productizing the VMware community content AI tool
Team is led by Evtim Takev {Broadcom}
After vTrail (part 1) won the Hackathon’23 in Barcelona, this project will focus on refining the AI model and making it easy to consume by the community via a dedicated UI.
ChatGPT PowerShell Walk-In Coding Fun
Not on a team? No Problem. We have a great session by Eric Nielsen based on the completely full {code} labs from Explore – CODE2554LV! Eric will first present a summary of how to use ChatGPT to write PowerShell code, and a series of tasks will be defined where participants can work on & customize these tasks to be judged and win prizes. Learn more in this session or stop by the Community Hub!
Need inspiration or somewhere to start? Back in 2017, I attended a great Hackathon session, led by Cody De Arkland, where he showed everyone how to create an Alexa Skill and have it interact with the VMware Python SDK. Come learn and get inspired! Tune in live or watch the replays (YouTube Channel). Reach out ([email protected]) and let’s put you on the schedule or even make you a team captain!
| Dates | Guest Speaker and Area of Expertise | Link |
| Watch the Video | Lino Telera – How to {code} a vInfrastructure from scratch using Terraform Cloud and Vault | Replay |
| Watch the Video | Brock Peterson – Dashboard creation in VMware Aria Operations | Replay |
| Watch the Video | Jatin Purohit and Angel Petrov – vSphere API/SDK Latest Enhancements and Updates | Replay |
Location
This year’s {code} Hackathon (Las Vegas) will once again be held in the beautiful Venetian! Doors open at 7pm on Monday, August 26th, and we’ll be in Ballroom H on Level 2, right off the main hallway. We’ll have food, snacks and drinks!
Alan Renouf
Technology Product Manager Software Defined Edge, Broadcom
LinkedIn: Connect!
Twitter Handle: @alanrenouf
None other than one of the Godfathers of the VMware {code} Hackathon…Alan Renouf! The epitome of community. I don’t know about you, but I’d join the competition just to meet Alan.
Justin Sider
Chief Information Officer, Belay Technologies
LinkedIn: Connect!
Twitter Handle: @jpsider
Returning {code} Hackathon Judge, {code} coach, PowerCLI Guru, VMUG Board of Directors. Most importantly, he’s a licensed soccer referee 🙂
Michael Roy
Product Marketing Engineer, Broadcom
LinkedIn: Connect!
Twitter Handle: @mikeroySoft
Once you meet Michael, it’s easy to see why he’s been a staple in the #vCommunity. For those new to the Hackathon, you may recognize Michael from his Tweet that went a little viral about VMware Fusion and Workstation.
Surround yourself with people that force you to grow. Here’s your chance. Will you accept the challenge? Join the {code} community -> https://community.broadcom.com/vmware-code/home
