ANKENY, Iowa — Nick Leeper spends most of his days writing code and building products for Des Moines-based start-up Dwolla. However, he spent Saturday "hacking away" at a program that another business ...
As the gospel of Silicon Valley-style disruption spreads to every sector in the economy, so too have the industry’s favorite competitive ritual, hackathons. The contests, where small teams of “hackers ...
A seemingly innocuous comment about a hackathon's \"smell\" ignited a firestorm on X, exposing a racist meme targeting Indians and South Asians. Despite ...