By John Reynolds

First conceived in 1999, hackathons – or codefests – have traditionally been 48-hour events themed around a particular programming language or platform; or alternatively tech giants like Yahoo have hosted hackathons to unearth new talent and, just as importantly, new ideas.

For programmers and developers, hackathons have become the social pastime of choice, where they dream of teaming up with like-minded individuals and creating the next Airbnb in just two days.

Now, San Francisco-based website Product Hunt is aiming to put a new spin on hackathons by flipping the focus away from an adrenalin-fuelled 48 hour war of ideas and instead using Read full story ›

Source: The Drum