Announcing Hashnode Hackathon Powered by Vercel!
We are delighted to announce a new Hackathon on Hashnode in partnership with Vercel.
Hashnode Hackathons are an excellent way for developers to come up with interesting ideas and level up their skills by building. This hackathon will motivate you to create an app using your favorite tech stack, write an article about the process, and win cool prizes from the Vercel and Hashnode team.
From now through to February 7 (3 weeks), you’ll have the opportunity to build an application, launch it on Vercel, and share your experience with the Hashnode community.
What is Vercel? ℹ️
Vercel is a cloud platform for serverless deployment. It enables developers to host websites and web services that deploy instantly, scale automatically, and require no supervision, all with minimal configuration. They are also the creators of the popular open-source React.js framework, Next.js.
How to participate 🧑💻 👩💻
- Build an app using your favorite language/tool/framework.
- Deploy your app to Vercel. If you don't have a Vercel account, create a free one here.
- Write an article about the building process of your app on your Hashnode blog. If you don't have a Hashnode blog yet, set it up here.
- Add the #VercelHashnode hashtag to your article.
- Share your article on social media and tag @hashnode and @vercel.
Suggested App Categories: 💼
These are suggested categories to give you an idea of what to build. However, you shouldn't restrict yourself to this category. You are free to build anything and whatever you like.
- Devtools - Devtools are Developer utility tools that make task execution easier in some way. It can help developers to test and debug their code or perform some other task with ease and efficiency.
- Productivity - Productivity tools/applications as the name suggests are applications/tools that help you to enhance your productivity. This covers a wide range of applications such as extensions, trackers, time sync apps, etc.
- Entertainment - Applications that can contribute to the entertainment of a user will come in this category. It can be as simple as a music player or a movie watcher.
- Social - Social applications are the ones that help you socialize with other people in one way or the other. Instagram, Facebook, and Twitter all fall into this category. But you can use your creativity to spin some unique Social applications.
Prizes 🏆
5 Grand Prizes
- $500 Amazon Gift Card
- 1 Next.js SweatShirt and 2 Mugs
- 1 Next.js T-shirt
- Hashnode T-Shirt
10 Runners Up Prizes
- $250 Amazon Gift Card
- 1 Next.js T-shirt and Mug
- Hashnode T-Shirt
Participants (with a valid project)
A “Hashnode Hackathon” participant badge on their Hashnode blog.
Winners 🗓
On 10th Feb 2021, we will evaluate all the entries and pick the winners.
Evaluation Criteria
Our team will evaluate projects on the basis of the following criteria:
Product Thinking:
- Usefulness - How useful the project can be in a real-world scenario?
- Completeness - Are the features implemented in the project complete?
UI/UX:
- Design - The overall look, layout, positioning in the application.
- Colour - Colour usage and proper contrast.
Code:
- Quality - Are participants writing clean code, using proper naming conventions (comments can be avoided if naming conventions are used really well), linters usage?
- Best Practices - How well can the candidate use the latest code features (ES6, ES7, ESNext, etc.)? How well is the code structured inside each file?
Once you are done with your project, it's time to write what your project does. Following are criteria based on which our team will evaluate the articles on Hashnode -
Article Completeness:
The Blog should cover all aspects of your project, ranging from what inspired you to create this project, what is the problem the project is targeting, to how you created it.
The best way to ensure completeness is by covering your whole project development journey including the implementation details as well as the challenges you faced.
Comprehensibility:
Try to avoid difficult jargon in your blog. Use simple language to convey your thoughts.
The only time your reader should Google words included in your blog should be for technical terms.
Personality:
Make your blog personalized, this will help you in discovering your writing style.
Make your blogs visually interactive by using the app screenshots.
Important Dates 🗓
- January 15th, 2021: Hackathon Begins
- February 7th, 2021: Hackathon’s deadline for submission (Due at 11:59 PM PT)
- February 10th, 2021: Winners of the Hackathon will be announced
Rules
By participating in this hackathon you agree to accept Hashnode Hackathon rules. Please read them carefully before proceeding.
We are looking forward to seeing what you will build. 🔥
Hello everyone !!
Check out my project, It is not an other notes taking app or a todo list. It's about adding a fully functional copy button in markdown files including GitHub Readme files !!
Check it out -> copii.now.sh/home
Blog -> lalit2005.hashnode.dev/copii
Freelance React Developer
Hey, I built this app and deployed it on Vercel: theicebreakerbingo.vercel.app
Link to my social media post: linkedin.com/posts/bhavya-y-mehta_the-icebr..
Link to the article: thereactblog.hashnode.dev/the-icebreaker-bi..
Do let me know if anything remains, or I have done all to be considered a valid entry :D
Focused on Frontend, love backend too
Thanks, Hashnode Team for coordinating this hackathon and giving us a chance to build something useful and productive. Surely - will give it a try to win this! 😘🏆
Age restriction is relaxed to 13+. Please read the rules before participating. Rahul Savio Martin.
building...
Finally published an article about my #VercelHashnode hackathon! Check out how to visualize your chrome browsing history! msomji.hashnode.dev/time-sink-visualize-you..
Waiting for the results sir! 😁
Every hashnode tweet comes with a little fear of result! 😝
Tech With Sam on Youtube.
Hi Syed Fazle Rahman, what about mobile apps, can it be hosted on vercel?
Unfortunately, mobile apps can’t be hosted on Vercel. But you can host your APIs on Vercel serverless platform and use them in your mobile app. That would qualify.
Sr Full Stack Engineer, Front-End Specialist, DOM Artist. https://braydoncoyer.dev/
So cool! What a fantastic opportunity!
Director of Engineering @ Socialbakers
Should I apply if I am coding my project for a month now?
Interesting! In that case could Lockbot qualify for this? It's an open source productivity tool predominantly used by dev teams. lockbot.app github.com/connorads/lockbot
The website is hosted on Vercel. I started development last year and I can write a blog on its development.
Just been reading the rules 🧐 "(iv) development of the Entry was started during, and not prior to, the Entry Period (unless otherwise approved in the Hackathon Announcement Page)"
Okay, means that I am out too. Nevermind, had at least decent reason to write an article Connor Adams
When will the result be announced as it's already night in India.
Hello everyone,
I wanted to build a goals tracker app (see mock).
Unfortunately, I am not close to done and the authentication is not working currently on prod 😅.
Still, I shared my learnings here => frontendjoy.hashnode.dev/work-in-progress-g..
If you are interested, I will keep building the app and you can see the code on Github => github.com/Joyancefa/goalswin
building...
Unfortunately my chrome extension is stuck in pending review
stage in the chrome web store. I hope this work against me. I will be providing instruction on how to install the extension and attaching a video gif of the application to my article.
Freelance Web & UX Designer
Just finished Vercel hackathon Project. See: blog.surjithctly.in/building-tailwindcss-co..
Coder by day, content creator by night
My submission for the hackathon: comscience.hashnode.dev/revamp-hacker-news-..
Revamped hacker news UX with dark mode support! deployment link: hackerrnews.now.sh/news
web developer, youtuber, magician
Great hackathon! I'll be sure to participate.
Is it ok if my blog post has affiliate links?
Coder by day, content creator by night
I am interested in participating. Have not published my post yet.
- How can I make sure that my post has been considered for the hackathon? Is there any way to verify that?
- If I publish my article today, can I keep making additional changes to the article as well as the product till the hackathon submission date closes on 7th?
Hi kapeel kokane,
Every post tagged with #vercelhashnode is considered for hackathon.
Yes, you can make changes till 7th.
I love teaching
If I make a social media web app with some new features, will it be eligible?
Talent Without HardWorking is Nothing!
I think we can only deploy an app in vercel if it is created with JavaScript frameworks. So can I participate in this competition if my app is created with a Python framework?
A coder who is a NoCode Enthusiast
How to apply for the hackathon? I don't see any registration form?
Hello Sandeep Panda,
I started a productivity app the 8th of January, is that ok if I apply, or the project has to be started after the announcement?
I talk a little bit about the project here and I will be happy to make an article on my Hashnode blog.
If you are hosting on Vercel, it's eligible. Feel free to write about it and submit. :)
Sandeep Panda It's on Vercel yes!
Great, I wil add some features and write an article :) Thank you
The irony is, I am a web developer but I am shit scared of spiders. Javascript && React ⚛️
This is gonna be awesome! Already started brainstorming my idea!
Frontend Developer || React
Thanks for this opportunity. This is the time to challenge ourselves to build out that idea that has been sitting in our minds. We will surely give this out best.
friendly neighborhood web developer
Great opportunity. Are teams allowed? If yes, how many people are allowed in a team?
Comprehensibility: Try to avoid language difficult jargon in your blog.
I must have re-read the quoted sentence 3 times before realizing the irony—it contains an unfortunate typo that makes the sentence incomprehensible ... haha
I'm guessing what was intended was:
"Try to avoid difficult language / jargon in your blog."
Frontend & blogging dev
Hmmm, interesting. It will be a challenge to come up with something useful for others that I'd like to build and could finish before the deadline in my spare time. We'll see. I'll give it a shot.
Software Engineering Student
Interesting in all aspects! happy to be part of this community.
Professional Introvert
Can we build APIs on the vercel serverless platform?
M for Magento
Do I need to make my code open source? (assuming a server-side backend)
I am planning to build publically sharable developer profile cum resume with some interactive features. what category is this?
If you can open source, it is a big plus. If not, try to include code snippets and make it comprehensive.
Devtools?
Is there any registration link or we have to just submit it on 7th February?
Programmer
I don't think a Django app can be hosted on vercel, pls help Am interested
Fullstack Web & Mobile Developer
Syed Fazle Rahman What about browser extensions? How are we supposed to host them on Vercel?
Many Chrome extensions have a product website to present it in a more professional way. May be host that on Vercel.
👨💻 Fullstack .NET and JavaScript teacher and advocate 👨💻
Hi, This looks awesome.
Just wondering, does it have to be entirely hosted on Vercel? I like to build using an ASP NET Core backend, which can't be hosted on Vercel. But I could host the frontend on Vercel.
Hey Sam, You can use a different service too (e.g. Atlas for MongoDB deployment).
Software Developer at Future
How do we submit the project?
Fullstack engineer | JavaScript/React | Node | Golang❤️ | Humble | Still learning
This is going to be epic!
I haven't Vue-ed yet as I am busy React-ing
Can we participate in a team or is it an individual event?
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