I can tell you what I was told about hackathons. It is a way for programmers to meet founders and other people. It is an event to bring them together and see wh

I can tell you what I was told about hackathons. It is a way for programmers to meet founders and other people. It is an event to bring them together and see what can be written in a short amount of time. A program that is written in a weekend marathon would most likely be a demo or prototype as compared to a program written by a team over months or years. It is a way to show potential, and find people to help those that have potential to reach it one day.