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What is a hackathon?

What is a hackathon?

A hackathon (also known as a hack day, hackfest, datathon or codefest; a portmanteau of hacking and marathon) is an event where people engage in rapid and collaborative engineering over a relatively short period of time such as 24 or 48 hours. They are often run using agile software development practices, such as sprint-like design […]

Can I be both a participant and a leader...

Can I be both a participant and a leader?

Yes! We just ask that if you are offering support as an SME for a product, you ensure that you are still focusing on asking other teams’ questions as they come in. Additionally, the hackathon will need two types of leaders: subject matter experts to answer product questions and team leaders. So you may be […]

Who can participate?

Who can participate?

Everyone who is 18 years or older! We need different disciplines and different skill sets. You don’t need any experience with programming or designing to join. The team will help you; every bit helps. There are a ton of things to do: researching, project management, creating the pitch, ideating, quality assurance testing, etc.