Announcing the European Fall 2015 Season
It’s hackathon season again! We’re super excited to announce the arrival of the European Fall 2015 Season. In our last season (EU Spring 2015), we saw hackers travel from all over the world participating...
Winners of the MLH Spring 2015 North America Season of Hackathons
Tens of thousands of hackers swarmed to sixty Major League Hacking Events throughout North America this Spring. Thousands participated in 18 events in our European League too. We were blown away by all the...
Hack the Planet Live Stream!
Hack the Planet is the finale of Major League Hacking's student hackathon season. Hundreds of students from around the world have joined us in Silicon Valley to team up, learn about bleeding edge...
Reflecting on Hackcon III
This past weekend we held the third annual Hackcon, the conference for student hackathon organizers. We brought together student organizers and community leaders from around the world to share their knowledge,...
The Easiest Way to Bring a Hackathon to Your School
Hackathons are exploding. An event previously reserved for a niche audience, the hackathon has proliferated into mainstream culture, represented in everything from David Fincher films, to the pages of the New...
Hacking a Better Hackathon at Hackcon III
Next month, we will be welcoming 150 hackathon organizers to San Francisco for Hackcon III at GitHub HQ. With final preparations underway, we’re set for a weekend filled with learning and collaboration...
Announcing the 2015 Fall Hackathon Season
It’s that time of year again! We’re thrilled to announce the 2015 Fall hackathon season, kicking off in August following our season finale, Hack the Planet. The 2015 Spring season was our biggest yet, with...
3 Reasons To Attend a Hackathon
"What is all this hype surrounding hackathons and why should I attend one?" If the above question applies to you, then welcome - you're in the right place. In recent years, hackathons have...
I Attended My First Hackathon, Then Quit My Job
When you’re a 29-year old tech journalist having never written a line of code, a hackathon can be a peculiar place to find yourself—literally and figuratively. You spend most days covering everything from...
Major League Hacking is now Major League Packing
Today, we're pivoting. Our last two seasons we've been able to provide you amazing hardware at all MLH events. To make that possible we've been learning all about the logistics of packing and shipping....