December 2, 2016
– dtac accelerate and Google Developer Group Thailand announced
the winners of DevFest Hackathon – the first ever application
development using Firebase from Google as a development platform to help
developers develop better apps, reduce development time, grow user
base, and earn more money. During the 2-day, 1-night event,
over 80 Thai developers from 21 teams shared the same goal, which is to
use ICT to change the world. The winner received prizes from Google and
cash rewards from dtac, worth a total of over 420,000 Baht.
1) The winner,
Skootar, received a 100,000 Baht cash reward from dtac and prizes
from Google, including Google Pixel, Google Home, Google WiFi,
Chromecast Ultra, DayDream View, and Firebase credit, totaling 320,000
Baht.
2) The first runner up,
Chayen, received 3x Chromecast Ultra and Firebase credit, totaling 44,000 Baht.
3) The second runner up,
Fabbrigade, received 3x Chromecast Ultra and Firebase credit, totaling 26,000 Baht.
The
special Rookie Star Awards were given to Huski Trip and BKK Go, who
received Firebase credit and one-month free working space at Hangar,
totaling 50,000 Baht. All 21 finalists received Firebase credit from
Google.
Mr. Sompoat Chansomboon,
Director of Business Innovation & dtac accelerate,
Total Access Communication PLC or dtac said, “dtac accelerate would
like to congratulate Skootar, Chayen, Fabbrigade, Huski Trip, and BKK Go
who won the awards at the first GDG DevFest Hackathon, organized to
elevate the Thai developer community. The event
featured interesting pitches from all the startups, who used Firebase
to transform their apps. In a typical app development competition, each
of the teams has to work hard in a limited time. So, it was incredible
to see Firebase help developers complete their
apps with ease. Firebase has tools that can be implemented to help
developers solve development problems, complete their work within a
couple of days, make the dream come true, and create something new to
change the world within 24 hours.”
Mr. Thye Yaew Book,
Program Manager, APAC Developer Relations Ecosystem, Google
said, “During the 2-day Hackathon event, Thai developers were mentored
by experts from GDG GDE and dtac. It was interesting to see the
potential of each developer and how Firebase was used to enhance their
apps. Firebase is a mobile platform that helps developers
build better apps and reduce development time, which allows them to
complete their work on time and free up their time to focus on business
growth. Google and GDG are committed to support Thai developers and hope
that all 21 developers will continue their
development and grow to become successful startups in the future.”
Firebase is a
mobile platform that helps developers develop high-quality applications
and simplifies the development process with built-in features to save
crucial development time. Popular Firebase features include
Realtime Database and Storage that allow data store and sync in
real-time with ease. There are many other features in Firebase that
developers will find helpful. Firebase can be easily integrated with API
from different services and Firebase Database can be
used in combination with Google Cloud Platform.
