# Stop! Hacker Time.

DevFeed: [Stop! Hacker Time.](<https://devfeed.tech/articles/stop-hacker-time-2157.md>)

Original publisher: [Read original article](<https://developers.soundcloud.com/blog//stop-hacker-time>)

Published: 2011-12-09T00:00:00Z

Content type: article

Language: en

Sources: [SoundCloud Backstage Blog](<https://devfeed.tech/sources/soundcloud-backstage-blog.md>)

Topics: [Google](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/google.md>), [atlassian](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/atlassian.md>), [API](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/api.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/topics/bug.md>)

Tags: [api](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/api.md>), [apps](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/apps.md>), [atlassian](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/atlassian.md>), [bug](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug.md>), [bug-fixes](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/bug-fixes.md>), [conferences](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/conferences.md>), [google](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/google.md>), [hack](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hack.md>), [hacks](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/hacks.md>), [integration](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/integration.md>), [open-source](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/open-source.md>), [oss](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/oss.md>), [product-development](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/product-development.md>), [technical-articles](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/technical-articles.md>), [writing](<https://devfeed.tech/tags/writing.md>)

## AI overview

SoundCloud introduces Hacker Time, a program inspired by Google's 20% time and influenced by Atlassian's experiment. It gives engineers and developers room for pet features, API-based apps, hack projects, bug fixes, architectural improvements, integrations, open-source contributions, conferences, and technical writing. The initiative is intended to preserve time for experimentation and employee-driven improvements alongside product development.

## Source excerpt

At SoundCloud we like to invent new ideas. But we're not adverse to implementing really great tried and tested ideas like the 20% time...