Hackathon is a combination of two words, “hack” and “marathon” — the word ‘hack’ as is used in the term ‘hackathon’ does not refer to a computer crime but is used in the sense of playful programming.

One of America’s oldest toy companies, Hasbro, recently gathered 150 developers and created 45 products in just a few days that traditionally could have cost billions of dollars and possibly years of ...

Globally, hackathons are creating disruptive innovative technology for the startup industry, SMEs, and non-profit organisations. The aim is to improve digital technology in solving societal issues to ...

I'm a female CS student who generally knows her crap. I had 10 job offers within 2 months of my senior year, and I go to a lot of hackathons, and I've won 2 (and been in the top for a few more). Just ...

Hackathons, once an obscure corner of the computer programming world, are moving into mainstream of the technology industry. Emily Glazer explains on The News Hub why the contests which bring together ...

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