Noun
hackathon (plural hackathons)
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(informal) An event where programmers and others meet for collaborative software development.
Synonyms: codeathon, codefest
Hyponym: datathon
A few Microsoft teams recently hosted the Intelligent Cloud Competition, an internal hackathon where four teams competed to build the best cloud-connected, open-source app with real world applicability (no “Hello World” entries allowed). Source: Internet
SEA Co-Presidents Sana Gujral and Emily Molins proposed that the group create a virtual hackathon for critical, creative and collaborative thinking about pandemic-era predicaments. Source: Internet
LA Hacks established itself as the largest hackathon in the United States when over 1500 students participated in April 11–13, 2014. citation LA Hacks also holds the record for the most funds raised via corporate sponsorships with $250,000 raised. Source: Internet
Colleen Wong, Denari’s C-E-O—she took the idea for Denari and entered it into another hackathon, a month-long hackathon focused exclusively on blockchain. Source: Internet
During the hackathon, we ran into several installation issues with neural style, tkinter kept acting up, and we had to restart the computer a few times because the CPU was overloaded (shoutout to emacs backups!). Source: Internet
A regular at hackathons, Anirudh has won close to three dozen awards, including top-three finishes for four years consecutively in the world’s largest private hackathon, with 18,000 participants. Source: Internet