May 15, 2026

Chat-uh-thon

An ode to hackathons.

Hackathons are in a weird place right now.

What does winning one even prove? Not to the world — but to you, about yourself?

Should there even be winners?

Is it just a place to socialize?

Maybe we should call them imaginathons.

Some people call coding agents racing cars. Perhaps there's an analogy with Formula One.

But it's a poor one.

Becuase F1 is the absolute epitome of focus, mental strength, skill.

Paying attention every millisecond — engines screaming.

With coding agents, every second is lost meaning.