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WTF is a Hackathon? (medium.com)
15 points by ahmedsiddiqui 4643 days ago
5 comments
rjvir 4643 days ago
When people ask me what a hackathon is, I usually send them to http://lmgtfy.com/?q=what+is+a+hackathon - making this link useless.
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gailees 4643 days ago
I don't think any of the results really does it justice at all. If I didn't know what a hackathon was, I'd still have no idea after reading most of these.
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latraveler 4643 days ago
I get so sick of explaining 'its not that kind of hacking' that I just quit using the term to non-techies lol. http://www.radiumcrm.com
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kaushalp88 4643 days ago
Great post, well written. Definitely going to send this to friends when they ask me what i'm doing this weekend.
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gailees 4643 days ago
Did my best to explain what a hackathon is in layman's terms
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mjmayank 4643 days ago
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