馬拉松，除了指字面意義上全程距離為42.195公里的長跑項目以外，現在還可用來形容各類持續時間很長的活動或事件，比如：舞蹈馬拉松、繪畫馬拉松等。今天，我們來說說IT界的“黑客馬拉松”。

A hackathon (also known as a hack day or codefest) is an event in which computer programmers and others in the field of software development, like graphic designers, interface designers and project managers collaborate intensively on software projects.

黑客馬拉松（也叫“黑客日”或“編程節”）指計算機程序員和平面設計師、界面設計師以及項目經理等軟件研發領域的其他成員深度合作參與軟件項目的活動。

Hackathons typically last between a day and a week in length. Some hackathons are intended simply for educational or social purposes, although in many cases the goal is to create usable software.

黑客馬拉松通常持續一天到一周的時間。有些黑客馬拉松活動主要是以教育或社交為目的，不過多數情況下，此類活動都是為了研發可用的軟件。

Hackathons tend to have a specific focus, which can include the programming language used, the operating system, an application, an Application Programming Interface (API), the subject and the demographic group of the programmers. In other cases, there is no restriction on the type of software being created.

黑客馬拉松通常都有特定的關注點，包括使用的編程語言、操作系統、應用程序、應用程序編程接口、主題以及編程人員的組成結構。其他方面，對于創建軟件的類型則沒有限制。