How to have fun (and win) in a hackathon

A hackathon is an event where developers get together for a limited time (it can go from a few hours to a few days) to collaborate on a project.

There are many types of hackathons: internal to a corporation or open to the public, independent or as part of a conference, themed or topic-free, limited to a set of technologies, or open to anything, etc. And not all of them are competitions. Some are collaborations to achieve a common goal …

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