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What Does Hackathon Mean?<\/span><\/h2>\n

A hackathon is a gathering where programmers collaboratively code in an extreme manner over a short period of time. Hackathons are at least a few days – or over a weekend – and generally no longer than a week. While working on a particular project, the idea is for each developer to have the ability and freedom to work on whatever he\/she wants.<\/p>\n

A hackathon is also known as a hackfest or hack day.<\/p>\n

Techopedia Explains Hackathon<\/span><\/h2>\n

The roots of hackathons are with open source projects and especially noted in the context of OpenBSD development. Recently, a number of companies adopted the hackathon concept – a subject of much debate. Some view a hackathon as a way to allow development teams to work on chosen projects. Non-proponents view it as a bastardization of the concept, given that a company owns the work results. Such critics view hackathons cynically, as merely a way for a company to get free developer work during a weekend or holiday.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

What Does Hackathon Mean? A hackathon is a gathering where programmers collaboratively code in an extreme manner over a short period of time. Hackathons are at least a few days – or over a weekend – and generally no longer than a week. 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