Serial hackathoner here. This misses the point of hackathons. A hackathon lets you dedicate time to building hacks you think are cool, learning new things, and meeting and making friends with other hackers. This is just programming quickly with little sleep.
Moreover, hackathoning as a lifestyle is a poor decision- you can only take so much pizza and caffeine every single weekend.
Moreover, hackathoning as a lifestyle is a poor decision- you can only take so much pizza and caffeine every single weekend.