Finished my breakfast and made it to the opening ceremony. The opening talk covers the issue of saturation in the CS field and the gap between education and real-world experience. The speaker states that software engineering is at an all time high, but there’s a skills gap. The speaker makes the case that Hackathons and “building in public” (build projects for people to see) are ways to overcome the employment issue and put yourself out there. It’s time for #mlh #hackcon2026 [Day 2 🧵]