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[[Image:SAPO Codebits logo.jpg|thumb|Codebits logo in 2009, featuring SAPO's own official logo at the time.|250x250px]]

'''SAPO Codebits''', also known simply as '''Codebits''', was a (computing) conference held in [[Lisbon]] from 2007 to 2014. It was organized by [[SAPO (company)|SAPO]] which, besides a news media brand, was also an internet-focused [[Research and development|R&D]] division of [[Portugal Telecom]] at the time.[[File:Codebits Logo 2014.png|alt=SAPO Codebits logo in 2014|thumb|In 2014, the "bot", which had been the event's mascot since 2010, became its official logo.|180x180px]]Initially inspired by [[Yahoo! Hack Day]],<ref name="Codebits 2007 announcement by Celso Martinho">{{cite web|url=https://celso.io/portuguese/tech-stuff/2007/09/21/sapo-codebits.html|title=SAPO Codebits}} Celso Martinho, 2007</ref>, the event lasted for three non-stop days, with many participants choosing to eat and sleep on site. Its core was a 48-hour [[hackathon]] but it also included dozens of talks during the day, as well as several entertainment activities in the evenings. Over the years, the number of talks and entertainment activities increased steadily, making it a reference in Portuguese [[Hacker culture|hacker]] culture{{Citation needed|date=November 2020}} and attracting an increasing number of international attendees and speakers.

Codebits was free for all participants, including food and drinks, and had little commercial undertones apart from product announcements in the opening keynote. Active recruiting inside the premises was also disallowed. The number of seats was limited, so potential attendees had to apply for a ticket and undergo a screening process.[[File:Pixels Camp logo.jpeg|alt=Pixels Camp logo|thumb|180x180px|In 2016, Codebits was rebooted with a new name.]]

In 2015, Portugal Telecom was acquired by [[Altice (company)|Altice]], SAPO's mission changed, and Codebits was discontinued. In 2016, the event format was revived by another team of organizers under the name [[#Reboot: Pixels Camp|Pixels Camp]].

== Format ==

[[Image:SAPO Codebits project presentations.jpg|right|thumb|Participants preparing to present their projects at the first SAPO Codebits in 2007.]]

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==== Quiz Show ====

Since 2008,<ref name="Introducing Codebits Quiz Show 2008">{{cite web|url=https://codebits.blogs.sapo.pt/14240.html|title=Codebits Quizz Show}} João Pedro Gonçalves, 2008</ref>, in the four weeks before the event, participants had to solve about one challenge per-week to qualify for the quiz show. The challenges included image enigmas, treasure hunts, code golf contests, among others. They all shared a reasonably high level of difficulty and required a fair knowledge of tech-related culture and motivation. Qualified participants then went on stage on Friday night for a few rounds of questions, mostly about science, technology, and [[geek]] trivia.<ref name="Codebits Quiz Show 2010">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fszoqmgQMg8|title=SAPO Codebits Quiz Show (2010)}} Carlos Morgado, 2010</ref>

==== Security CTF ====

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== Editions ==

* 2007 — November 13-1513–15 at [[Gare Marítima de Alcântara]], Lisbon — 400 attendees

* 2008<ref name="Codebits 2008 in SIC">{{cite web|url=https://videos.sapo.pt/maria29/playview/17|title=Futuro Hoje - 16 de Novembro de 2008}} SIC, 2008</ref> — November 13-1513–15 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 500 attendees

* 2009 — December 3-53–5 at [[Cordoaria Nacional]], Lisbon — 600 attendees

* 2010<ref name="Codebits 2010 in AAdM">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=JxS7PAsM7Ts|title=SAPO Codebits 2010}} Aberto até de Madrugada, 2012</ref> — November 11-1311–13 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 700 attendees

* 2011 — November 10-1210–12 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 800 attendees

* 2012<ref name="Codebits 2012 in SIC">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=EG5dUABwt_U|title=SIC Futuro Hoje at SAPO Codebits}} SIC, 2012</ref> — November 16-1816–18 at [[Pavilhão Atlântico]], Lisbon — 800 attendees

* 2014<ref name="Codebits 2014 in TVI">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=jU0ZHo-Jve0|title=TVI Reportagem @ SAPO Codebits 2014}} TVI, 2014</ref> — April 10-1210–12 at [[MEO Arena]], Lisbon — 900 attendees

In 2013, Codebits was planned to happen simultaneously in [[São Paulo]] and [[Lisbon]]<ref name="SAPO Codebits dates in Público, 2013">{{cite web|url=https://www.publico.pt/2013/08/20/tecnologia/noticia/codebits-marcado-para-abril-em-portugal-e-no-brasil-1603531|title=SAPO Codebits marcado para Abril em Portugal e no Brasil}} Público, 2013</ref> delaying both events due to logistics issues at the [[Latin America Memorial|brazillianbrazilian venue]] — which, meanwhile, was hit by fire forcing a Lisbon-only event in April 2014.

== Reboot: Pixels Camp ==

[[File:Pixels Camp 2016 project presentations.jpg|alt=Pixels Camp project presentations in 2016|thumb|360x360px|Participants presenting their projects at the first Pixels Camp in 2016 while others queue for their turn.]]

In 2016, a team composed mostly of SAPO ex-employees rebooted the event under the name '''Pixels Camp'''<ref name="Pixels Camp in Shifter, 2016">{{cite web|url=https://shifter.sapo.pt/2016/04/codebits-pixels-camp/|title=Das cinzas do Codebits, nasce o Pixels Camp. Estás preparado?}} Shifter, 2016</ref> while keeping the format more or less the same. Pixels Camp has had three editions so far, with the fourth edition having been canceled in 2020 due to the [[COVID-19]] pandemic.<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}} Pixels Camp Blog, 2020</ref> These editions were organized by [[Bright Pixel]] (a startup incubator and accelerator) but future editions, if any, are planned to be organized independently with a financing model still to be defined.

=== Pixels Camp Editions ===

* 2016<ref name="Pixels Camp 2016 in RTP">{{cite web|url=https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=GawH7LpTxZQ|title=Pixels Camp}} RTP, 2016</ref> — October 6-86–8 at [[LX Factory]], Lisbon — 1000 attendees

* 2017<ref name="Pixels Camp 2017 in Observador">{{cite web|url=https://observador.pt/2017/09/28/pixels-camp-traz-campismo-moedas-digitais-e-mais-de-mil-participantes-a-lisboa/|title=Pixels Camp traz campismo, moedas digitais e mais de mil participantes a Lisboa}} Observador, 2017</ref> — September 28-3028–30 at [[Pavilhão Carlos Lopes]], Lisbon — 1200 attendees

* 2019<ref name="Pixels Camp 2019 in Tek">{{cite web|url=https://tek.sapo.pt/noticias/computadores/artigos/chama-se-salazar-e-foi-o-projeto-mais-votado-no-pixels-camp|title=Chama-se Salazar e foi o projeto mais votado no Pixels Camp}} Tek, 2019</ref> — March 21-2321–23 at [[Pavilhão Carlos Lopes]], Lisbon — 1300 attendees

== References ==

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== External links ==

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