Announcing AWS Amplify Hackathon on Hashnode

UpdatedApril 15, 2022

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Announcing AWS Amplify Hackathon on Hashnode

Syed Fazle Rahman

Co-founder and CEO at Hashnode

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Jatin Kathuria5y ago

Thank you for this great opportunity as It helped me keep my schedule and today I am realing my first product which built within 3.5 weeks - Loudrr - Not just another commenting Engine. Checkout the introduction article below.

https://logeekal.hashnode.dev/introducing-loudrr-not-just-another-commenting-engine

Shaquil Hansford5y ago

That's a great app! Maybe I'll use it in the future!

Vadim Savin5y ago

Thanks for this awesome hackathon. I had a lot of fun building an app in a 12H live stream using React Native and Amplify.

More details about the process and the result are in the article:

https://notjust.hashnode.dev/how-i-developed-an-app-from-0-to-market-in-a-12h-livestream

Shaquil Hansford5y ago

Holy crap. This one might win it all. And congrats on that awesome youtube channel you've built! Super jealous, but also very happy for you!!

Vadim Savin5y ago

Haha, thanks, let's hope <3

Will K5y ago

This is cool! However when you say you evaluate based on code, do you mean you require repo access? I would like to work on a closed source project, that I am happy to share some code snippets from in the blog but not provide full repo access.

michael ikechukwu5y ago

It's awesome.

Tarun Singh5y ago

Will my project be eligible if I used only Aws amplify hosting service for my project as I'm new to amplify? I'm planning to use firebase as my backend and deploy it to aws. Will there be any issue if I use firebase as my backend?

Lalit5y ago

I too had that doubt🤔

Tarun Singh5y ago

Hi Syed Fazle Rahman please clarify my doubt.

Mohammed Ashfaq5y ago

Syed Fazle Rahman same doubt. Can we use firebase?

shadowtime20005y ago

The Hashnode team is just lining up hackathons w/ partnerships one after another. Amazing.

Amiya Panigrahi5y ago

Ready to participate in this hackathon 😎 as I missed the last Vercel Hackathon. Thank you Hashnode.

Hrithwik Bharadwaj5y ago

Super Excited for this one

Andrew Brown5y ago

For those looking for AWS Amplify resources to use during this Hackathon:

Nader Dabit (AWS Developer Advocate for AWS Amplify)

https://www.youtube.com/channel/UC7mca3O0DmdSG2Cr80sOD7g

Marcia Villalba (AWS Developer Advocate for Serverless)

https://www.youtube.com/playlist?list=PLGyRwGktEFqfquTNg6u82-m0u45qZUQpL

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Leo Driesch5y ago

Are we allowed to team up? Or individuals only?

Edidiong Asikpo (Didi)5y ago

It is only for individuals Leo Driesch.

Alex Patterson5y ago

This is terribly unfortunate. It takes away the building of communities and developers experience in building things together. I really wish hashnode would reconsider their stance on this. Building apps together is part of a developers journey and makes sharing it on hashnode a much more well rounded experience. It fosters junior developers growth into seniors especially as they learn a new technology such as AWS Amplify.

Even allowing a single individual to turn in the project and write the post, while allowing all of their friends to contribute would be a step in the right direction.

Edidiong Asikpo

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Welcome to the official Hashnode blog. Find our product updates, announcements, interviews, and more here. Get started with Hashnode now.

We are super excited to announce the biggest Hackathon on Hashnode till now in partnership with AWS Amplify. 🙌

From February 8 to February 28 (3 weeks), you are welcome to be a part of a celebration of building and documenting. This is the right time to build the projects that excite you and win amazing prizes while showcasing your potential.

What is AWS Amplify? 🔥

AWS Amplify

AWS Amplify is a set of tools and services that you can use together to build scalable full-stack applications powered by AWS. With Amplify, you can configure app backends, connect your app in minutes, deploy static web apps in a few clicks, and easily manage app content outside the AWS console.

Amplify supports popular web frameworks including JavaScript, React, Angular, Vue, Next.js, and mobile platforms including Android, iOS, React Native, Ionic, and Flutter.

How to participate 👩‍💻👨‍💻

Build an app using your favorite language/tool/framework.
Use any AWS Amplify free-tier tool or service in your application. Create an AWS account for using Amplify here if you don’t have one.
Write an article about your app on your Hashnode blog. If you don't have a Hashnode blog yet, set it up here.
Add the #AmplifyHashnode hashtag to your article.
Share your article on social media and tag @hashnode and @AWSAmplify.

Prizes 🏆

5 Grand Prizes

$1000 Amazon Gift Card or equivalent. 💵
Hashnode T-Shirt
AWS Amplify T-Shirt

10 Runners Up Prizes

$500 Amazon Gift Card or equivalent. 💵
Hashnode T-Shirt
AWS Amplify T-Shirt

Participants (with a valid project)

A participation badge for your blog 🏅

Winners 🦸‍♀️ 🦸

Winners will be selected by AWS Amplify and Hashnode team and announced on 3rd March 2021.

5 Reasons to Participate in the Hashnode + Amplify Hackathon 👊

Get visibility for your skills in the developer community.
Bring your ideas into reality by powering your apps with AWS Amplify.
Build your long ago abandoned ideas in a fixed timeline.
Document & share your journey and struggles as you go.
Build any kind of application you like, as the hackathon is open track.

Evaluation Criteria 🔍

The projects will be evaluated based on the following criteria -

Product Thinking: Usefulness of the project be in a real-world scenario. Completeness of the features implemented.
UI/UX: The overall look, layout, color usage, and positioning in the application.
Code: Quality(clean code, proper naming conventions linters usage) of code, and use of best practices.
Completeness of the article: The Blog should cover all aspects of your project. What inspired you to create this project, the problem the project is targeting, and how you made it.
Comprehensibility: Try to avoid intricate language jargon in your blog. Use simple language to convey your thoughts.

Important Dates 🗓

February 8th, 2021 (00:00 PT): Hackathon Begins
February 28th, 2021 (23:59 PT): Hackathon’s deadline for submission
March 3rd, 2021: Winners of the Hackathon will be announced.

We are looking forward to seeing what you will build. 🔥

Need help?

Join the hackathon channel on our Discord server or tweet to us (@hashnode).

Rules 📃

By participating in this hackathon, you agree to accept Hashnode Hackathon rules. Please read them carefully before proceeding. All the projects submitted in this hackathon should have an MIT License or other standard open-source licenses.

👋 Interested in hosting a hackathon on Hashnode?

Hashnode is one of the fastest-growing tech blogging communities for sharing knowledge on the internet. These Hackathons allow DevTools and API companies to promote their products among a growing community of software developers.

Fill out this form if your company is interested in partnering with Hashnode for a Hackathon.

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