Mitobyte

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About us

Our organization, Mitobyte, puts on several tech focused events in the Milwaukee community. Currently we have Code & Coffee, Code + Brews, Hackreation and our Resume Workshops.

A Milwaukee coding meetup for any dev-curious, aspiring, or professional developer to work/hack on your project. Or learn to code in an afternoon with coffee and cool-inclusive people. All skill levels are welcome. Bring your laptop! Details are on individual event pages.

🦸‍♀️ Show your financial support
https://hcb.hackclub.com/donations/start/mitobyte

🗣️ Follow us on LinkedIn
https://www.linkedin.com/company/mitobyte/

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Mitobyte Discord:
https://discord.gg/usxxSU8AHn

🧑‍🤝‍🧑 Community Discord:
https://codeandcoffee.community

🏛️ Our community centers around three principles:
Belonging, Safety, and Trust. Please report harassment over meetup to an organizer or contact email in our Code of Conduct.

🧑‍💻 Software Developers, you may find value at our meetup doing one or none of the following: look for a better job, meet developers and make friends, validate the feasibility of an ambitious side project, get help with my coding blocker or homework, gain insight and awareness into a company you're interviewing for, learn about other professions involving code, join a vibrant online discord community, and/or hangout to sip coffee in a perfect space with friendly people.

📈 Tech companies, we're currently available for sponsorships and partnerships! You may find us helpful in business areas such as developer relations, brand visibility, product feedback, user interviews, recruiting, lead generation, and community engagement. We will be holding Code&Coffee con very soon; message the lead organizer for details!

Featured event

Hackreation

Sat, Mar 28 · 8:00 AM CDT

Penrod, 219 N. Milwaukee St., 2nd Floor, Milwaukee, WI, US

Gomoku Bot Hack-reation - A one-day hackathon where you'll build AI bots to battle in Gomoku (Five in a Row) or create stunning visual reskins of the game. Build the smartest bot. Reskin the game. Win glory.

📍 Location: Penrod
📅 Date: March 28th @ 8:00am
🥐 Food: Breakfast & Lunch (looking for sponsors!)
🎮 The Game: Gomoku (Five in a Row)

Played on a 19x19 board, your goal is simple: get 5 stones in a row before your opponent. Each game starts with 3 random stones in the center, and you have 60 seconds per move. Your bot connects via WebSocket and battles other bots in real-time.

🗳️ Challenge & Voting

Teams: Formed on arrival, no pre-made teams required. You'll join others based on skills and project interest.
Main Certificates: Two paths to victory!
🏆 The Smartest Bot - Highest ELO after the round-robin tournament. Every bot plays every other bot at least 9 times. Wins against stronger bots count more.
🎨 Best Reskin - Most creative reimagining of the game UI. Judged by group vote on visual creativity, playability, and wow factor.

Other Recognition:

People's Choice
Best in Innovation
Best in Teamwork

👉 Bonus twist: All bots compete in a live tournament at the end of the day! Watch your creation battle it out on the big screen as ELO ratings update in real-time.

🛠 Hackathon Schedule

8:00 am - Doors Open Check in, grab coffee, and settle in.

~9:00 am - 9:30 am - Kickoff & Setup Rules, agenda, environment setup, and Q&A. Get the repo cloned and server running.

9:30 am - 12:00 pm - Hacking Time Build your bot strategy or start your reskin. Floating mentors available for support.

12:00 pm - 1:00 pm - Lunch Break Recharge and brainstorm with your team.

1:00 pm - 3:00 pm - Hacking Time (Continued) Final push: polish, test, and submit your bot.

3:00 pm - 3:30 pm - Team Presentations Show off your creation to judges and the community.

3:30 pm - 4:00 pm - Tournament & Awards