On 18 August 2007, a team of volunteer web professionals from Australia and a team from New Zealand competed to build a complete website for a non-profit organisation in just 24 hours.
The New Zealanders won the competition but the real winners were The Ripple Effect and Our Voice, the two charities that now have brand new, fully-functional websites. Well done to all involved because this event was a great idea and something that could be easily replicated by teams of volunteers in other countries.
You can read all about the event at www.fullcodepress.com and even watch videos of the work in progress and interviews with the participants. It’s an excellent opportunity to see how a website can evolve: from the original brief, through discussion and conception, to delivery of the final product. With added moments of panic when you’re on a tight deadline!
