Your past, just a TimeHop away
Jonathan Wegener is the co-founder of TimeHop, which began as "4Square&7YearsAgo" at the Foursquare hackathon in 2011. He gave a video interview to Major League Hacking co-founder Jonathan Gottfried about...
Foursquare co-founder Selvadurai and the Quantified Self
Naveen Selvadurai, who co-founded Foursquare, talked to Major League Hacking co-founder Jonathan Gottfried about his fascination with the concept of a "quantified self". "'Quantified self' is a term that...
Simplifying iPhone Dev @ PennAppsX
Apple iPhone development just got a lot cheaper and easier thanks to the winning team at PennAppsX. The hack, called Fuji, is an Xcode-esque integrated development environment over the web, complete with an...
Hacking history: Visit ENIAC while at Penn
Here at PennApps, on the University of Pennsylvania campus, there is a rich history of computer innovation. Many undergraduate computer science majors have heard of ENIAC in passing, but what exactly was it?...
A baker’s dozen awesome things at PennApps
Creative engineering was in full force Saturday at the fall 2014 PennApps hackathon. Following are a dozen highlights and hacks-in-progress that stood out from the crowd. Hardware check-out. Students...
PennApps 10th anniversary: tech, social causes, Redbull
PennApps began its tenth edition Friday with a fascinating variety of announcements spanning new technologies, ovation-worthy prizes, and a heartfelt effort to create medical hacks. The event is also a...
Interview with Rails rock star James Cropcho
Ruby on Rails developer James Cropcho, known for his voting security research and MongoDB schema analyzer Variety, sat down with Major League Hacking co-founder Jonathan Gottfried for a video...
Where are they now: Hack Princeton winners
Winning a hackathon looks great on a resume or grad school application, and it provides nerd bragging rights, but what happens to winning projects when the event ends? Hack Princeton is known for its...
Namecheap Powers Free Hackathon Domain Names With MLH
Namecheap is once again providing free hackathon domain names for Major League Hacking events this season. Nearly as important, they're offering students some opportunities to make money and earn swag, just by...
Join Your First Hackathon This Season With Thiel and MLH
Student hackers going to their first hackathon this Fall season can compete for a new "Rookie of the Year" prize, Major League Hacking and Thiel Foundation announced. Thiel Capital is an investment company...