SuperHappyDevHouse
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SuperHappyDevHouse (SHDH) is an international series of social events that organizers originally conceived as parties for hackers. It was founded by
Expansion
In 2008, SHDH had expanded with CocoaDevHouse (London); SuperHappyDevClub (Cambridge, UK); Cologne DevHouse (Cologne, Germany); SuperHappyDevFlat (Zurich, Switzerland); SuperHappyHackerHouse (Vancouver, Canada); SuperHappyDevHouse Aotearoa (New Zealand); PhoenixDevHouse (Arizona); BostonDevHouse (Cambridge, Massachusetts); and DevHouse Pittsburgh (Pennsylvania).[1] There was a DevHouse in Hermosillo, Mexico, in September 2008, marking the first Latin American DevHouse, followed shortly thereafter by a Mexico City DevHouse on November 1, 2008, a GuadalajaraDevHouse (Guadalajara, Mexico) on September 6, 2009, and two years later by a DevHouse on Mérida, Mexico, on February 28, 2010.
The organizers say they're trying to "resurrect the spirit of the Homebrew Computer Club." It is a non-exclusive event without admission charge; the event is paid for by donations and sponsorship.
The original SHDH was in Hillsborough, California, and later in Los Gatos, California.
As of August 2009, SHDH spawned
References
- Wired News commentary mentions DevHouse 10/25/06
- Mercury News Business Cover Article on SHDH, 6/17/07
- News.com coverage of SHDH19
- Boston Globe mention of DevHouse Boston, 8/11/07
- San Francisco Chronicle: 11 Things: SuperHappyDevHouse 10/2/08
- Fast Company: Does The Tech Industry's Obsessive Party Fetish Pay Off?