Term that is very fashionable in the world of entrepreneurship and especially in technology, but for many strangers.
Hackathon comes from the union of two words hack and marathon, seen in a simple way, is hacking for a long time; is a web development marathon, a meeting of programmers whose main objective is the collaborative development of software.
The hackathon is an interesting experience because it promotes teamwork and collaborative work, without leaving behind the individual achievements that are important, but it is more the communication that is established among the participants, the whole work process leads to solve problems and thus a way of learning
How long is a hackathon? It depends, it can be a day or even a week, but the most common lasts approximately 72 hours, the longer the time the higher the level of demand is for the programmers.
Despite the work involved in achieving the goals set, the environment is usually relaxed among the participants because after all the important thing is to have a good time.
To participate in an event of this nature you do not have to have exclusively programming knowledge, you can help with graphic design, text correction, documentation, search for errors, etc; what is involved is to contribute what you know, learn collaboratively and share knowledge.
Now that you know all this, would you dare to participate in a Hackathon organized by us?
