A hackathon is an event, usually hosted by a tech company or organization, where programmers get together for a short period of time to collaborate on a project. The participants work rapidly and often work without sleep to achieve their task, as the events generally only last 24 hours or take place over a weekend.
Hackathons are often competition-style events where a project must be completed in a short time frame, according to Levent Gurses, founder of Movel, a mobile app design and development company. He explains that participants build prototypes of software applications like web or mobile apps. He says he’s attended dozens of hackathons and even won a few.
One example of a successful hackathon “hack” is the messaging app, GroupMe, which Skype ended up acquiring for more than $50 million, according to Kathryn Moore, outreach specialist with the tech company Toptal.
Apart from the competition aspect, Moore explains that many hackathons also host workshops, guest speakers, and connect participants with seasoned mentors.
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