Hey Hackers! I’m excited to share that TechTogether has been acquired by Major League Hacking (MLH). Moving forward, our teams will be working together to develop programs that will empower hackers around the world. Don’t worry, the TechTogether you know and love will continue to exist and pursue our mission…

What am I doing!?! I can’t attend a hackathon, I don’t even know how to hack!!” — Existential crisis, courtesy of my brain. Have you ever signed up for something and then immediately regretted it? And I mean immediately! As in you already wanted to cancel before you’d even read…

Building a project at a hackathon for the first time within a short period is already intimidating. So, when the majority of TechTogether hackers tell me integrating the cloud into their project isn’t something they even considered — I totally understand. However, for those who want to try out something…

Virtual hackathons are back for another year and this is your guide on how to make the most of this unique opportunity. Below are 5 tips on how to ace your next virtual hackathon. 1. Build the Hackathon into Your Calendar It is likely that the schedule of workshops and activities at the hackathon will be released…

Calling all aspiring designers, writers, product managers, creatives, and more! This guide will show you how you can participate in a hackathon (and win) without writing one line of code. This article is adapted from my workshop, which you can watch here on TechTogether’s Youtube channel. What is a hackathon? Hackathons are events where…

There are a lot of websites to find hackathons to attend like Eventbrite or Devpost, however many of these websites don’t screen and vet the hackathons they promote. Below are several websites to help you find quality hackathons that will give you a positive hackathon experience. Major League Hacking (College & High School Focused) These hackathons are typically…

If you’ve attended a TechTogether hackathon it’s likely that you’ve run into the Balsamiq logo. At some point, you probably wondered to yourself, what is Balsamiq? How can I use their tools in my hackathon project? This blog post seeks to answer those questions and more. What is Balsamiq? Balsamiq Wireframes is the…

Meet TechTogether Atlanta’s second Chapter Director, Anjana Chamarthi! Anjana (She/Hers) is studying at Georgia Institute of Technology pursuing BS degrees in Industrial & Systems Engineering and Computer Science. She will be responsible for running TechTogether’s second hackathon for the Atlanta community. Interested in joining TechTogether Atlanta’s 2021–2022 organizing team? …

According to The State of League Report released by Major League Hacking (MLH) in September 2020, 39% of hackers identified as female or non-binary. The gender diversity of the hackathon community has increased significantly over the past few years with representation having increased by 18% since 2019 (reported by MLH). …