October Hackday: iOS 8, Dev Docs ChatOps, and more
Blog post from PagerDuty
PagerDuty's recent hackday provided an exciting opportunity for employees to explore creative projects and enhance their skills with new technologies, particularly focusing on iOS 8's features. Highlights included Steve's award-winning proof of concept utilizing the Handoff feature for seamless incident response across devices, and Alper and Clay's development of a widget for on-call notifications, both integrated into the newest iOS build. Other notable projects included improvements to developer documentation by Grant, Amanda, and Greg, which involved a new design, enhanced latency and security, and a transition to a Jekyll backend. Additionally, David Y created a bot for checking meeting room availability via HipChat, Chris and the UX team developed an Anki flashcard deck for employee onboarding, Tim wrote a plugin for Lita to access security vulnerabilities, and Shack crafted a guide for Chrome Omnibox searches to assist new employees. The event showcased the company's commitment to innovation and collaboration, inviting others to join future hackdays.