Christos Bisias, 24
Christos Bisias almost turned away from programming, but once he realized how he could create software to impact people’s lives, he found the passion to create project after project.
He discovered coding in his first year of college at the University of Peloponnese in Greece. He studied computer science and telecommunications but found that side of tech a bit boring. The data structures and algorithms didn’t engage him. In his third year, that all changed. Christos got into web and desktop development and realized he had found his calling. As he says, “I was able to create something that the average user could use; that's what got me really passionate.” He saw the potential for how his code could help others. That was a revelation that would change his direction.
As he began creating apps and software for public use, he saw how the community helped everyone involved. Through blogs, like dev.to and Medium, or sites, like StackOverflow and GeekforGeeks, he could stay in the heart of the community and contribute. One of the ways he uses his tech skills is to identify problems and develop solutions. He says, “Most of the [time] when a company provides us with a product, there is nothing we can do if we don't like what they are doing with it. When it comes to software, you can create your own equivalent just for your personal use, or for your friends, or even everyone. That's the power that the hacker community has given me.”
Christos’s first hackathon experience was during the Major League Hacking (MLH) Fellowship at the Orientation Hackathon, Spring 2022. He saw the power of teamwork and the commitment toward a common goal, and his team was one of the hackathon winners.
As a Fellow, he contributed to the Apache Ozone project, becoming an exceptional contributor. MLH set him up with G-Research, to contribute to Apache Ozone. At the start, he observed their operations and tried to understand the objectives. After a few weeks, he was working autonomously within the group. His main goal was to make it easier for new people to contribute to the project. His work led to G-Research offering him a full-time job as a software developer. He is expanding Apache Ozone today, improving the software and enhancing the tech community.
Christos credits Major League Hacking with much of his success. Without the Fellowship he received from MLH, he wonders how his trajectory may have been different. He recalls, “MLH did an amazing job matching me with G-Research and Apache Ozone. It was exactly what I wanted and what I was hoping to get out of this fellowship during my application.”
Though his time in the hacker community has been short, he has had promising contributions. His rise to Fellow has helped him professionally as well as the wider community. His focus is still on assisting others in accessing tech, and his work on Apache Ozone shows his commitment.
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Christos Bisias, 24
Christos Bisias almost turned away from programming, but once he realized how he could create software to impact people’s lives, he found the passion to create project after project.
He discovered coding in his first year of college at the University of Peloponnese in Greece. He studied computer science and telecommunications but found that side of tech a bit boring. The data structures and algorithms didn’t engage him. In his third year, that all changed. Christos got into web and desktop development and realized he had found his calling. As he says, “I was able to create something that the average user could use; that's what got me really passionate.” He saw the potential for how his code could help others. That was a revelation that would change his direction.
As he began creating apps and software for public use, he saw how the community helped everyone involved. Through blogs, like dev.to and Medium, or sites, like StackOverflow and GeekforGeeks, he could stay in the heart of the community and contribute. One of the ways he uses his tech skills is to identify problems and develop solutions. He says, “Most of the [time] when a company provides us with a product, there is nothing we can do if we don't like what they are doing with it. When it comes to software, you can create your own equivalent just for your personal use, or for your friends, or even everyone. That's the power that the hacker community has given me.”
Christos’s first hackathon experience was during the Major League Hacking (MLH) Fellowship at the Orientation Hackathon, Spring 2022. He saw the power of teamwork and the commitment toward a common goal, and his team was one of the hackathon winners.
As a Fellow, he contributed to the Apache Ozone project, becoming an exceptional contributor. MLH set him up with G-Research, to contribute to Apache Ozone. At the start, he observed their operations and tried to understand the objectives. After a few weeks, he was working autonomously within the group. His main goal was to make it easier for new people to contribute to the project. His work led to G-Research offering him a full-time job as a software developer. He is expanding Apache Ozone today, improving the software and enhancing the tech community.
Christos credits Major League Hacking with much of his success. Without the Fellowship he received from MLH, he wonders how his trajectory may have been different. He recalls, “MLH did an amazing job matching me with G-Research and Apache Ozone. It was exactly what I wanted and what I was hoping to get out of this fellowship during my application.”
Though his time in the hacker community has been short, he has had promising contributions. His rise to Fellow has helped him professionally as well as the wider community. His focus is still on assisting others in accessing tech, and his work on Apache Ozone shows his commitment.
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