In June, I attended the UC Berkeley AI Hackathon. I signed up after reading an interview of someone who won Apple’s Swift Student Challenge, where they asked her how she learned to code. She said that ...

ANKENY, Iowa — Nick Leeper spends most of his days writing code and building products for Des Moines-based start-up Dwolla. However, he spent Saturday "hacking away" at a program that another business ...

Companies hold code hackathons to help build team spirit, learn new skills and even create valuable products. If the company has offices around the globe, some careful scheduling can create an ...