Hackathon The Codebrew 2016 Hackathon will be held on March 18th. My university is the major sponsor, so I can see many ads on the university's FB page. In the Hackathon, participants will have 48 hours to design and build a software or prototype. People who win the 1st place prize will get $2000, which sounds amazing. I'm quite interested in this event not only because the prize but also because I believe that taking part in Hackathons is a good way to meet enthusiastic programmers. These people might be very important in my future career. More importantly, it's a good way to show my real abilities in programming to potential employers, because building a real software is much more persuasive than just taking an interview. Unfortunately, I can't join the Hackathon for health reason. 48 hours continuous working would be too long for me. If I didn't sleep for 24 hours, I would feel dizzy, let alone 48 hours.