The hackathon is like the programmer's version of "American Idol" and is very popular. With easier-to-use software writing tools and the company's willingness to let third parties enjoy its data, more than 200 hackathons were held in the United States in 20 1 1 year.
Traditional hackathon is a programmer's patent, and it is difficult for non-technical people to participate in it. In recent years, with the gradual rise of hackathon in China, many companies and teams have extended dark horse activities, not only programmers, but all Internet-related practitioners can participate, such as products, design and operation.
Traditional dark horses have the following characteristics:
1, short time: the dark horse won't last long, usually within two or three days.
2. High intensity: It is precisely because of the short time and heavy tasks that the intensity will be great.
3. Imagine: You can do whatever you want, as long as you can assemble a team.
4, tacit understanding: the game depends on teamwork, not single-handedly.
5, explosive power: not only brainstorming, but also physical storms.