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'''CodeCon''' was an annual conference for software [[Hacker (programmer subculture)|hackers]] and technology enthusiasts, held every year between 2002 and 2009. CodeCon was not intended to be a [[computer security conference]], but a conference with a focus on software developers doing presentations of technologies, as computer programs, rather than products.<ref>{{cite web |title= Information Security News - CodeCon 2009 Call for Presentations |url= http://seclists.org/isn/2009/Jan/0024.html | date= Jan 2009}}</ref>

==History==
[[Bram Cohen]] and [[Len Sassaman]] are credited with devising and organizing the first conference at the [[DNA Lounge]] in [[San Francisco, California]] in 2002. The conference was the result of discussion on building a small, programmer-focused convention. Some projects discussed at the first CodeCon include [[BitTorrent (protocol)|BitTorrent]] and Peek-a-Booty.<ref>{{cite web |title= Bram Cohen interview |website= [[The Register]] |date= 22 April 2009 |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2009/04/22/bram_cohen_interview/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |url=https://www.newscientist.com/article/dn1948 |title= Peekabooty aims to banish internet censorship |date=2002-02-19 |first= Will |last= Knight |work=New Scientist}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= CodeCon to trailblaze emerging tech |website= [[The Register]] |date= 2003-01-24 |url= https://www.theregister.co.uk/2003/01/24/codecon_to_trailblaze_emerging_tech/}}</ref><ref>{{cite web |title= CodeCon - 2002 |url= http://www.codecon.org/2002/ |url-status= usurped |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040216014402/http://www.codecon.org/2002/ |archivedate= 2004-02-16 }}</ref> There were also panel discussions, including one about the [[law|legality]] of hacking, which focused on the actions of the [[Motion Picture Association of America|MPAA]] and [[Recording Industry Association of America|RIAA]] against [[peer-to-peer]] [[file sharing]] networks.<ref>{{cite web |title= Story |date= 20 Feb 2002 |work= www.infoanarchy.org |url= http://www.infoanarchy.org/story/2002/2/20/6132/21406 |url-status= dead |archiveurl= https://web.archive.org/web/20040201221234/http://www.infoanarchy.org/story/2002/2/20/6132/21406 |archivedate= 2004-02-01 }}</ref>

Later conferences have included discussions on [[Peer-to-peer|P2P]], and the [[Helios voting system]].<ref>{{cite web |title= It's Time for CodeCon 2.0 |work= LinuxJournal.com |date= 13 Feb 2003 |author= L. Koontz |url= http://www.linuxjournal.com/article/6637}}</ref>

Sassaman proposed to his then-girlfriend [[Meredith L. Patterson]] during the Q&A after her presentation at the 2006 CodeCon; the two were later married.<ref>{{cite web| title= Len Sassaman & Meredith Patterson are CodeCon Valentines |agency= GeekEntertainment.TV |publisher= [[YouTube]] |date= 11 December 2008 |first= Irina |last= Slutsky |authorlink= Irina Slutsky |url= https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=ZBx9jQd63ic |archive-url=https://ghostarchive.org/varchive/youtube/20211212/ZBx9jQd63ic| archive-date=2021-12-12 |url-status=live}}{{cbignore}}<!-- official, licensed video --></ref>

==Other uses==

[[Bloomberg L.P.|Bloomberg]]'s CodeCon programming contest platform and events.<ref>{{cite news |url= https://www.bloomberg.com/company/announcements/bloomberg-builds-new-coding-contest-platform/ |title= Bloomberg Builds New Coding Contest Platform |newspaper= Bloomberg L.p. |date= 2015-02-04}}</ref>

An abbreviation for [[Re/code]]'s Code Conference.<ref>{{cite web |url= http://blog.sfgate.com/techchron/2014/05/28/star-trek-universal-translator-becomes-reality-in-new-skype-feature/ |date= 2014-05-28 |title= 'Star Trek' universal translator becomes reality in new Skype feature }}</ref>

== References ==
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== External links ==
* {{webarchive |url=https://web.archive.org/web/20110726051642/http://www.codecon.org/ |date=July 26, 2011 |title=CodeCon website }}

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