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{{Short description|Lisbon computing conference held 2007–2014}}
[[Image:SAPO Codebits logo.jpg|thumb|Codebits logo in 2009.|180x180px]][[File:Codebits Logo 2014.png|alt=SAPO Codebits logo in 2014|thumb|Codebits logo in 2014, when SAPO's "frog" logo got replaced by the event's mascot.|180x180px]]'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014, focused on computing and light-hearted [[geek|geek culture]] content for a highly technical audience. It was organized by SAPO which, besides a news media brand, was also an internet-focused [[Research and development|R&D]] division of [[Portugal Telecom]] at the time.▼
▲'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014, focused on computing and light-hearted [[geek|geek culture]] content for a highly technical audience. It was organized by SAPO which, besides a news media brand, was also an internet-focused [[Research and development|R&D]] division of [[Portugal Telecom]] at the time.
Codebits had a 48-hour [[hackathon]] at its core, but the number of talks and entertainment activities increased steadily over the years, along with the number of seats, attracting an increasing number of international attendees and speakers. At this point it was as much of a festival as it was a conference.
In 2015, Portugal Telecom was acquired by [[Altice (company)|Altice]],<ref>{{Cite web|date=2015-06-03|title=Altice closes €5.8B PT Portugal deal|url=https://www.mobileworldlive.com/featured-content/home-banner/altice-closes-pt-portugal-deal|access-date=2021-10-20|website=Mobile World Live|language=en-GB}}</ref> SAPO's mission changed, and Codebits was discontinued after seven editions. In 2016, the Codebits format was revived outside SAPO under the name [[#Reboot as Pixels Camp|Pixels Camp]]. Pixels Camp ran for three more editions until the onset of the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.
== Format ==
Initially inspired by [[Yahoo!]] Hack Day,<ref name="Codebits 2007 announcement by Celso Martinho">{{cite web |title=SAPO Codebits |url=https://celso.io/portuguese/tech-stuff/2007/09/21/sapo-codebits.html}} Celso Martinho, 2007</ref> Codebits lasted for three non-stop days and nights, with many participants choosing to eat and sleep on site. Its core was a 48-hour [[hackathon]] but also included dozens of talks during the day, as well as several entertainment activities in the evenings.
Codebits was free for all participants, including plenty of food and drinks. Active recruiting inside the premises was disallowed, and there were little commercial undertones apart from a few product announcements during the opening keynotes.
The number of seats was limited and potential attendees had to undergo a short screening process in order to secure a ticket. The screening was meant to ensure that most, if not all, attendees had a suitable technical background or creative skills related to the event's theme. Applicants such as those in marketing and recruiting were usually rejected.[[Image:SAPO Codebits project presentations.jpg|right|thumb|Participants preparing to present their projects at the very first Codebits (2007).]]
Codebits always opened on a Thursday and had its first morning composed of general keynotes from the organizing company and its partners/sponsors, plus general information about the hackathon and satellite activities. The hackathon began in that same afternoon and ended on Saturday morning, with that day's afternoon reserved for project presentations, voting, and the event's closing ceremony.
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Pixels Camp had three editions. In March 2020, a fourth edition was already in the very last stages of preparation when the [[COVID-19]] pandemic forced its postponement to later that year. The organization remained active and conducted several online activities over that period, but Pixels Camp v4.0 ended up being officially canceled in mid-September<ref name="Pixels Camp v4.0 canceled, 2020">{{cite web|url=https://blog.pixels.camp/about-pixels-camp-v4-0-6fd8b91cc8f2|title=About Pixels Camp v4.0|date=14 September 2020 }} Pixels Camp Blog, 2020</ref>.
[[File:Pixelscamp 2019 exterior.jpeg|thumb|Exterior night shot of the Pixels Camp venue in 2019, with projection mapping over the building's facade.]]▼
Pixels Camp was organized by Bright Pixel (a startup incubator and accelerator part of [[Sonae]] group) and financed with the help of sponsorships. It has been informally reported that any future Pixels Camp editions, should they happen, would be organized independently with a financing model still to be defined. As of late 2023, no definite plans are known.
==== Differences to Codebits ====
▲[[File:Pixelscamp 2019 exterior.jpeg|thumb|Exterior night shot of the Pixels Camp venue in 2019, with projection mapping over the building's facade.]]
In Pixels Camp, sponsor pitches replaced product announcements during the opening morning. On stage, sponsors suggested themes related to their own areas of activity for the hackathon. Participants were not required to cover any of the suggested themes in their projects, but often did.
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