Why my hackathon project lost — and why I’m glad it did
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A few weeks ago, I participated in the IBM Bob 2.0 Hackathon. It was a 48-hour event with 15,000+ participants. My project didn’t win. And honestly? I’m grateful for that. Not because I think failure is fun, but because it forced me to confront a pattern I’ve seen before: when the build gets exciti…
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- 2026-10-28 10:09 · DEV Community — AI
Why my hackathon project lost — and why I’m glad it did