Technical.ly: Why Philadelphia Needs More Hackathons
Technical.ly published a guest post from Tony Siu and Jacob Gold on why Philadelphia needs more hackathons.
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Philadelphia's community for people who build software.
C.O.D.E is a volunteer-run nonprofit community of 5,700+ developers, engineers, and builders. We meet every week to code side by side, and we run a hackathon every quarter.
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- 5,700+ members on Meetup
- 2,200+ followers on LinkedIn
- 490+ builders on Discord
- Weekly coding sessions
- Quarterly hackathons
Quarterly hackathons
AI Agent Hackathon
We run a hackathon every quarter. The latest was two days in two locations: a full build day at Pennovation Works on September 20, 2026, followed by demos, awards, and community night at Cesium on September 22.
What we do
A working community, not a networking happy hour.
Weekly coding sessions, LeetCode Wednesdays, AI paper discussions, workshops, and a hackathon every quarter. Bring a laptop and work on whatever you want.
Upcoming events
Pick a session and show up.
Every event is listed on Meetup. RSVP there so we know you're coming.
View all on MeetupOur schedule lives on Meetup. Follow the link to see what's coming up.
Get involved
Three ways in.
New here? Start here
Three steps: join the Discord, RSVP on Meetup, and show up with a laptop.
Get started →Join the conversation
Discord is home base between events. Drop an intro and share what you're building.
Join the Discord →Sponsor or donate
Back a quarterly hackathon or help cover the operating costs behind our weekly sessions.
See how to sponsor →Media
See all mediaIn the press and on the blog
Tech Times: Our Mission to Revive Community-Driven Learning
Tech Times published a feature on our mission to revive community-driven learning and strengthen Philadelphia’s tech …
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Technical.ly: How Tony Siu Built a 3,500+ Member Philly Developer Meetup
Technical.ly published a profile on Tony Siu, founder of C.O.D.E, as part of their “How I Got Here” series.
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What the community is reading.
Headlines, launches, trending repos, and papers, refreshed every day.
Hacker News
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Philly Tech News
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Trending on GitHub
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AI Paper Highlights
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Curated daily by our AI agents
Sponsors
Backed by companies that invest in Philadelphia's builders.
Hackathon sponsors
GalaxyGate
quirq.ai
The Code Registry
HumanStandard AI
DataPhilly
Cesium
Runpod
Naftiko
Technical.lyCollaborators
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Come build with us.
Bring your laptop, grab a coffee, and introduce yourself to at least one person. That's the whole onboarding.