Darapti is one of the valid categorical syllogisms in formal logic, as constructed by Aristotle.
A syllogism is an argument consisting of two or more premises and a conclusion. It uses deductive reasoning to arrive at the conclusion from the premises.
There are 256 possible syllogisms, but only ~20 valid forms. However, Aristotle's system proved hard to memorize alone (too many darn vowels), so the medievals created mnemonics for the valid forms. Darapti is one of them.
(paraphrased from [Wikipedia](http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Syllogism)) ###Darapti as a syllogism: ``` Premise: All hackathons are fun events. Premise: All hackathons are strenuous events. Conclusion: So, some strenuous events are fun events. ``` ###Why darapti? 1. Darapti is a weakened form. For the conclusion to be true, it must assume that the terms in the premises are. 2. It's a reminder for me to check all parts of my program and make sure they function. Otherwise, just like an argument, it'll fall apart. 3. Logic is how I gained the confidence to code. 4. Darapti also rolls off the tongue well (dah-rahp-tee). ###Why hackathon? 1. Why not? 2. I've been sitting on my butt with some ideas, but haven't been inspired to build them yet. 3. I like the opportunity to try to build something in a limited time frame. ###Skillset and Ambitions * a cup of PHP/MySQL * a pinch of JavaScript * a dash of HTML/CSS * I'll create either an educational game or something to help with the fine print. * Not sure of specific APIs at the moment.