What is a Hackathon?
According to Wikipedia, a hackathon is defined as:
…an event in which computer programmers and others involved in software development, including graphic designers, interface designers and project managers, collaborate intensively on software projects.
Basically, it’s a place were people who work with computers can come together to hopefully make something awesome. There are all types of hackathons, from ones that last a few hours, to 24 hour long, to ones that even last several days.

