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We are so excited to win XDHAX : Xero’s most innovative use of their API.
We are just so excited to win XDHAX : Xero’s most innovative use of their API.
What is XDHax?
Why did I Participate?
I love to enter hackathons and this is my third win this year. I actually entered XDHAX with 2 submissions. Tax Optimiser which won and AleXero an open source Xero x Alexa x dotnet implementation. The reason I like entering hackathons is that it pushes you as a developer in ways day to day development doesn’t. I like developing interesting solutions for problems. Tax Optimiser seemed like a really good fit.What was the experience like?
I really enjoyed it. Most hackathons take place over 24 hours, so the final product can sometimes be a bit smoke and mirrors. As it took place over a few months, I was able to add a lot more polish.About Alexero
The Alexero was an interesting submission because I set myself 3 hours to make it from start to finish. Alexero allows you to use certain commands with an Amazon Alexa device that integrates with Xero. In my example I am able to retrieve my outstanding invoice with a simple command.The code is freely available for anyone to use and I have a video that shows you how to build it from scratch.