How to build a Hacker Community.
Back in 2010, I started a community for hackers at my alma-mater, Rutgers University. It all started with just a handful of friends I made at hackathons and a Facebook group to connect them. By the time I...
How to Explain Hackathons to your Parents & Principal
Today, Major League Hacking is really excited to unveil three new resources that are going to demystify the exploding student hacker movement. This year over 50,000 students will participate in over 150...
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,...
This is What an Arduino Borealis Looks Like (And How to Make One)
Hello World! My name is Stef. You may know me as the girl with the paint from Bitcamp. I'm excited to announce my new monthly Art Hack series for MLH, featuring tutorials and stories chronicling my experience...
What’s in Your HackPack, Kevin Lewis?
What’s in Your HackPack is a recurring series that examines the gear hackers bring with them to hackathons. For this installment, we peek inside Kevin Lewis’ messenger bag. Kevin is a JavaScript...
You Are Biologically Predisposed to Be a Programmer
This post is an op-ed from Stef Cohen, an engineering student at the University of Maryland. You might know her as the girl with the paint from Bitcamp. Keep an eye out for Stef’s Art Hack tutorials! Like...
What’s in Your HackPack, Li Chen?
What’s in Your HackPack is a recurring series that examines the gear hackers bring with them to hackathons. For this installment, MLH’s operations manager, Li Chen, gives us a peek inside her Herschel...