This past weekend, over 250 individuals from the CodePath community participated in Demo Day, an event that takes place at the end of every semester, in which student-teams from across the US present everything they’ve learned in our mobile development courses and compete for prizes and recognition.
“Demo Day was created to give all CodePath students a chance to reflect on how far they’ve come, celebrate the apps they built, and be recognized for their inspiring efforts.”
Nathan Esquenazi, Co-Founder & Chief Technology Officer
Five industry judges evaluated the students’ mobile applications. The judges included:
- Emese Bari – Vice President of Mobile Integration Engineering at Visa
- Alan McConnell – Head of Live Engineering at Instagram
- Tina Schuchman – Director of Engineering at Facebook
- Connie Yang – Design Leader at Stripe
- Steve Huffman – CEO & Co-Founder of Reddit
Here are the winners from our Android mobile development class:
CodePath.org Fall 2020 Demo Day
Top 3 Android Applications
1st Place
Student Developers
Kat Kime
Oregon State University
Postbacc College Student. Sci-Fi Nerd. Breaker of Things.
Gavin S
Oregon State University
Postbacc CS Student. Backpacker/Hiker. Aspiring Nerd.
Karen McFarnland
Oregon State University
Data Geek. Embracer of Change. Lifelong Learner.
Mae LaPresta
Oregon State University
Tinkerer. City Explorer. Fermentation Enthusiast.
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2nd Place
Student Developers
Ziyue Qian
Wellesley College
Creator. Debater. Boba-Lover.
Anthony Hom
University at Buffalo
I’m a designer who wants to continue with mobile development and learn about new technology,
someone who loves to race against the clock,
and an aspiring funnyman.
Thana Shree
University at Buffalo
I am a budding tech enthusiast and a nature lover!
I am working on to be a meaningful member of both.
Things I have been excited about lately are Android development, Blockchain, and my baby plants.
Darshan Dedhia
Northeastern University
In a polyamorous relationship with JavaScript and Android;
a payment enthusiast who strongly believes that the next big change will be the way we transact;
and an avid hiker who loves to be in the woods and above the clouds.
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3rd Place
TaskTrain
Student Developers
Elias Fang
UC San Diego
Coder. Student. Son. Brother. Friend. Believer
Michael Zeolla
Worcester Polytechnic Institute
Dedicated. Hardworking. Student. Coder. Friend
Kevin Kim
University of Washington
Mathematician. Problem-Solver. Friend.
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Congratulations to the top 3 Android Applications and great work to all who participated. Stay tuned for individual team interviews of both the iOS and Android Finalists!
“The biggest challenge our students faced was figuring out how to build a complete and polished app from scratch in just a few weeks. Most of them only started learning Android development a few months ago! Faced with this challenge, a lot of teams were able to leverage the CodePath support network to work through their technical issues and use the product management skills they’ve been honing to figure out how to get a finished product out in time for Demo Day. As one of their instructors, I’m extremely proud of our students!”
Caren Chang, Android Engineer at Google and Instructor at CodePath.org
To learn more about CodePath’s Android development course and other curriculums, please visit https://codepath.org/classes.
To watch the 2020 Fall Demo Day event in its entirety, click here.