Impact of Hackathons

Hackathon; probably you have heard this word from a friend or read it on a Facebook page. But have you ever wondered what does it mean or where does it come from? If you try to look it up in a dictionary or on an online translator you may not get a precise translation. So,…

University of Michigan’s Hackathon: A Motivating and Inspiring Environment

After the great experience I had at IIT Hackathon which was a 24 hour competition to come up with a creative idea, execute it, and eventually present it, I was definitely interested in doing that again. Therefore, I was among the first couple of people who registered for the MHackathon, the world’s largest hackathon this…

The Hackathon !

A large number of Syrian students at IIT are into the technology field. So when we first heard about the Monkey Bars Hackathon, we thought it would be a great idea to form a team to represent the Syrians. The Hackathon is a competition where developers work in groups for 25 hours tocome up with…