The tech company hackathons are about the same age. It's two concepts that sprung up at about the same time, using the same name for superficially similar activ

The tech company hackathons are about the same age. It's two concepts that sprung up at about the same time, using the same name for superficially similar activities. See https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hackathon. The unsourced claim on Sun is explained in more detail on https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaOne https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/JavaOne