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Are hackathons for beginners still a good networking route in 2026 or should I focus strictly on industry mixers?
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Are hackathons for beginners still a good networking route in 2026 or should I focus strictly on industry mixers?
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- Rue's Guide to: Networking · teach.cs.toronto.edu
- Stand Out in Today's Competitive Software Engineering Job Market · computer.org
- Hackathon: How it can help your career development? · my.jobstreet.com
- Technica 2026 · gotechnica.org