this, agree 100% Hackathons are about meeting like-minded folks, and building stuff. Learning how to get stuff done in a tight timescale is a skill worth lear

this, agree 100% Hackathons are about meeting like-minded folks, and building stuff. Learning how to get stuff done in a tight timescale is a skill worth learning. Having something that vaguely works at the end is a great feeling. All the sponsorship and bullshit that goes around it can be safely ignored