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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 […]