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We had an internal hackathon at work two weeks ago. I'm really new to the industry and this was my first one and I gotta say I agree with this guy on all counts.

It seems to mesh well with another part of the developers lifestyle though: a severe lack of free time.

"But in the end, I really feel that Hackathons are beneficial less as a place and time to code out your next big idea, but more of a time to mingle and bond with the community. It’s like a gathering of the tribe. And personally, there is more value in that than actually developing anything."

Perhaps in the future I will focus on hackathon projects that are technically unstressful and allow me real time to bond and discuss with the community.