How #hackathons Changed My Life
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Hackathon FAQHi, today, I’d love to share my personal experience on hackathons, and clear up some of the confusion around them. Hopefully I can present a good enough case for some of you to consider attending your first one.@cgowerBefore telling my story, you might want to know what a hackathon is:What are hackathons?A hackathon is typically a mini startup competition conducted over a weekend, where people gather in groups and build a minimally viable software product, then pitch their prototype at the end of 24 hours.The word hackathon is a portmanteau of hack and marathon. Hack means “to quickly put together”, whereas marathon refers to the endurance required to work on-and-off for 24 hours straight.My storyDespite wanting to become a software engineer and taking relevant classes in (...)
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