It was a programming class filled with massive barriers. The students had no internet, personal computers or homework tools besides old-fashioned paper and pencils. Many came from low-income ...

I like to spend most of my weekends taking workout classes with friends, exploring new restaurants or vegging out on the couch with a movie on. The past weekend, however, was unique. Instead of the ...

Higher education institutions are finding that hackathons — events inviting students to participate in science, technology, engineering and math challenges — are a great way to connect coding to ...

As it enters its fourth year, Go Code Colorado, the statewide business app competition run by officials in the Secretary of State’s office, has produced several notable online tools. Among them are ...

A recurring event for local tech savvy developers and computer aficionados is bringing participants together this weekend to test the limits of a new way of computer programming. It’s called “vibe ...

NASA’s Space Apps Challenge recently became the world’s largest open hackathon, with over 8,000 participants spanning 44 countries. Meanwhile, many of the features many of us use every day -- ...

If you can write computer code -- and think you're good at it -- there's no end of opportunities to prove your mastery in a fast-paced hackathon. Pick a project. Race the clock. See if you can create ...

Hackathons have always been creative. They remind me of spontaneous music jams - only instead of drummers and saxophonists, we gather as product managers, UI designers and coders. Sometimes people ask ...