Developers are moving faster than ever these days. With tools like Copilot, Cursor, and AI agents, they're shipping production-ready features in just hours - development velocity has reached new heights. But QA? It's still stuck in the stone age. Most teams are still doing manual browser testing, dealing with flaky test scripts, and waiting around for slow feedback. It's become the biggest roadblock in modern product development.

Here's the crazy part: we've figured out how to automate writing code, but testing is still mostly manual work. QA has become the bottleneck that's holding back our continuous delivery pipelines.

The Modern Web App Stack

Modern web apps are incredibly complex - they're packed with rich UIs and tons of moving parts. Whether you're building admin dashboards, data-heavy interfaces, or user onboarding flows, you need end-to-end tests that actually match how real people use your product.

You've got state management, authentication workflows, conditional rendering, API integrations - the whole thing is a maze of complexity. When something breaks in these flows, you might not even notice right away, but you're quietly bleeding revenue or losing users. This is especially brutal when the broken flow hits critical areas like login, checkout, or getting new users onboarded.

DIY Testing: Looks Good on Paper

Frameworks like Playwright, Cypress, and Selenium sound great - they promise total control and flexibility. Throw in services like BrowserStack, LambdaTest, or Kane AI, and you've got what looks like a solid testing stack.

But here's the reality check: buying testing tools doesn't actually get you QA. It just gets you infrastructure. Unless you're planning to either hire a dedicated QA team or make your developers responsible for test coverage, you're basically left with expensive tools sitting around doing nothing.

It's like buying a gym membership and expecting to get ripped without actually working out. These tools need time, know-how, and constant upkeep to be worth anything.

The Hidden Cost of DIY QA

When you go the DIY route, here's what you're actually getting yourself into:

• Writing and babysitting test scripts by hand

• Constantly fixing flaky selectors and timing issues

• Rewriting tests every time someone tweaks the UI

• Hunting down false alarms

• Manually tracking test coverage

Every single one of these becomes a drag on how fast your team can move. You'll start seeing developers just turn off tests to get their PRs merged, or they'll skip testing altogether because shipping feels more important.

For a startup or small team, this isn't just inefficient - it's completely unsustainable.

Developer Velocity ≠ QA Velocity

Today’s developers use AI to autocomplete, generate components, and even ship microservices. But QA? Still a handoff. Still slow.

Your engineers can spin up a feature in a few hours, but verifying it requires days if it depends on manual E2E testing. That delta introduces risk and slows innovation.

If code can ship with AI assistance, shouldn’t it also be tested the same way?

Enter Fullstack AI-Native QA

The new wave of QA is AI-native, fullstack, and autonomous. These aren’t just test generators or wrappers over Playwright. They’re systems of agents that:

• Discover critical paths in your web app by analyzing usage patterns and DOM structure

• Simulate real user behavior across browsers (e.g., click, hover, fill, scroll, assert)

• Run continuously across every pull request

• Heal themselves when your UI changes—no brittle selectors

• Only flag human review when ambiguous behavior is detected

Crucially, they don’t require codebase access. That means teams can onboard instantly, and QA becomes part of the workflow without adding friction.

DIY Stack vs AI QA Platforms

The chart above visualizes the most common pain points teams face when using a DIY QA stack compared to a fullstack AI-native solution like Bug0. Effort-based metrics (like setup time, maintenance, or QA dependency) are rated higher for DIY because they demand more human input and longer timelines. In contrast, AI-native solutions consistently reduce these overheads by automating test creation, healing, and CI/CD integration. The biggest differentiator is scalability: AI platforms grow test coverage with usage, whereas DIY setups depend on constant manual upkeep.

Why Startups Are Making the Switch

For lean teams, time is everything. When you're moving fast, you can't deal with test handoffs, slow regression cycles, or deployments getting stuck. That's why more and more startups are ditching the DIY approach and going with full-stack AI-powered QA instead.

They want QA that:

• Just works right out of the gate, like a service

• Doesn't require building out a whole QA team

• Can actually keep up with how fast they're shipping

• Won't bog down developers or create technical debt

Perfect example: some teams are now using Bug0 to run browser tests on every single PR. It mimics real user behavior and catches problems before they even hit staging. They get the confidence they need without any of the usual headaches, and their developers can stay focused on what they do best - shipping features.

Notable AI-Native QA Tools to Explore

Here are some of the top platforms rethinking QA with fullstack AI-powered approaches:

• Bug0: Fullstack AI-native QA service that simulates real user behavior across web apps with no codebase access needed. Built for modern, fast-moving teams. Bug0 is backed by Accel and Salesforce and is currently being piloted by early-stage YC companies.

• Autify: No-code test automation platform founded in Japan and backed by Sequoia Capital. It supports web and mobile testing with AI-based test scenario generation and self-healing capabilities.

• Reflect: A low-code E2E testing tool. Reflect lets users create tests via browser recording with no setup, making it popular among fast-growing product teams.

• QA Wolf: A managed QA service offering test coverage as a service. QA Wolf claims to help teams reach 80% test coverage in under 4 months.

• Testim: Now part of Tricentis. It focuses on AI-based test creation and smart locators to reduce test flakiness.

Each of these tools takes a different approach - some offer managed QA services, others are fully autonomous systems - but they're all part of the same bigger shift: QA needs to catch up with the rest of your AI-powered development workflow.

Conclusion: Stop Paying for Half a Solution

Getting a Playwright license and setting up BrowserStack isn't really QA - it's more like buying a DIY kit. If you don't have the bandwidth to actually build and maintain that whole system, it's going to quietly fall apart on you.

QA should feel like a service you can rely on, not some side project you're always tinkering with.

Tools in the AI QA space are fixing this problem with full-stack agents that actually act like real users. For fast-moving teams building modern web apps, this isn't just a better choice - it's honestly the only approach that actually scales.

Want to stay ahead of the QA curve? Explore platforms that are built for speed, not scripts. Your developers will thank you.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the ModusHack! We were thrilled to see the innovative use of AI in building intelligent apps with Modus, AI models, and Hypermode. Every submission was amazing, showcasing the remarkable talent within our developer community.

👉 Check out the ModusHack Winners Gallery from Hypermode

Here are the winners, chosen by the Hypermode judging panel:

🥇 Grand Winner

Rec & Triv is a web application for movie recommendations and movie trivia.

🎖️ Runner up

MindMap AI - an effective solution for organizing complex ideas by Sarthak Jain.

🎖️Honorable Mention

Feednest is a next-generation platform designed to revolutionize how developers collect and manage feedback by Huncho Satchamo.

📖 Best Presentation, Blog, or Tutorial

HyperLibrary is a library management portal designed to simplify book access for school children by Ak Deepankar

🤖 Best Dgraph + Modus App

Dada helps people find and share valuable content, leveraging DGraph's vector search capabilities by Somnath Mishra

💫 Best Multi-model App

ArguAI - a groundbreaking platform where you can experience real-time debates by Hari Krishna

🦾 Hypermode Open Source Award

Notio - a GitHub CI pipeline for article translation, generating questions, generating abstraction, and simplifying articles by Sadra Yahyapour

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we deeply appreciate the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

We've heard your pain points:

• Slow builds

• Complex setups

• Rigid systems

• Poor developer experiences

And we're tackling them head-on.

Your documentation is a crucial part of your product. The better your documentation, the more users you attract! We have included everything you need to write excellent documentation, from customization options to API support, AI tools, and insights.

ICYMI 👇

Free startup plan for all open-source projects

Docs by Hashnode wasn't built in a day. It took months of feedback, community support, and some love! Now it's our turn to give back.

That's why we're offering Docs by Hashnode for free to open source projects. We believe open source can make a big difference, and we want to support that. By offering it for free, we're not just providing a tool, we're investing in the future of open source. It's our way of saying: "Focus on building amazing things. We've got your documentation covered."

How the Hashnode docs free license can be helpful

Docs by Hashnode can help you build interactive docs with great developer experience. While you focus on the content, Hashnode does the heavy lifting for you. In this free license, we give you the startup plan that includes:

• 5 seats

• Unlimited guides, API references, and custom pages

• Custom domain

• Ask AI functionality and AI-assisted writing

• GitHub sync and

• Analytics

Here’s a tutorial on how you can build docs for your open-source project using all the above-mentioned features:

Sign up at → hshno.de/open-source-license, and our team members will reach out to you with the license within 24 hours.

Pay it forward

And hey, to every developer out there who's ever benefited from an open-source tool (which is pretty much all of us, right?), here's a chance to pay it forward. Thank the creators by sharing this article or tagging them in the tweet below.

~ Love 💙,
Team Hashnode

We have received great support from our community and a lot of feedback. Over the last week, we spent time perfecting our product and adding more features.

Here’s a highlight of what we shipped:

→ New project switcher in docs and blog dashboard header

→ Mermaid chart support

→ Image max width support

→ Design updates and

→ Bug fixes

New project switcher in docs and blog dashboard header.

We have added a new switcher to the header of the blogs and docs dashboard that lists both your blogs and docs together. This makes it easy to navigate between project dashboards without having to go back to the homepage. If you have more than 5 projects, there is also a search feature to help you filter and find the project you are looking for.

Added Mermaid chart support to Hashnode docs.

Mermaid is a JavaScript-based tool that uses Markdown-inspired syntax to create diagrams from text. It's used to create and modify flowcharts, sequence diagrams, pie charts, Gantt charts, and more.

This week we shipped Mermaid support to the Hashnode docs editor, and here’s how you can use it 👇

Along with this, you can also use Hashnode AI and natural language to write a prompt and generate Mermaid code, as shown in the example below 👇

Added image maximum width support.

We have added a new button in the image component that lets you set the maximum width for images. This feature is only available in Hashnode docs. To use it, go to your editor and type /image, then add an image. You will see the Expand image option that lets you set the maximum width.

Design updates

• The “Ask AI” sidebar has been redesigned. It now functions as a research assistant within the sidebar rather than appearing as a modal. This offers a more immersive experience and removes the common issue of the modal being dismissed when clicked outside.

• We have also renamed the Crazy Blogger badge to Serial Blogger. This badge is awarded when you publish an article every day for 7 days.

Miscellaneous bug fixes

• A recently introduced bug caused profile pages and the editor to sometimes show duplicate publications. This issue has now been resolved.

• We deployed a fix for a UI bug, in the left sidebar on the docs client where the expand chevron icon would get cut off if page title was long.

• Fixed a bug in the docs where bolded text would sometimes revert to **text if there was trailing or leading whitespace.

That’s a wrap for this week! We hope these updates help you write better docs. If you want enterprise access of Hashnode docs your team, book an demo here.

A huge thank you to everyone who participated in the AI for Tomorrow hackathon! We had an incredible turnout with 901 people signing up and receiving a total of 129 submissions. We were amazed by the innovative ways AI was used. Every single submission was fantastic, and we are so grateful to have such talented developers in our community.

Here are the winners, chosen by the Hashnode judging panel:

🥇 Grand Winner

An AI-powered solution that improves reading quality by Sadra Yahyapour.

💸 $2,000

🥈 First runner up

An AI-based expense tracker that helps you monitor your cash flow using a chat-based system, with in-depth analysis of your spending by Georgey V B.

💸 $1,000

🥉 Second runner up

An AI-based application that provides engaging and bite-sized learning experiences by Indrajit.

💸 $500

🏅 10 Special Category Prizes

• Beyond Gut Feeling: Leveraging AI for Smarter Domain Name Decisions by Rajeev R. Sharma.

• Introducing ScholarAI - Your AI Research Assistant by Geeky Chakri.

• Introducing Synapsis - The complete AI-based learning platform by Posandu Mapa.

• CodeCompass.AI: Empower Your Team with Instant Project Insights by Arnab Chatterjee.

• ScriptGenie: ai-powered scriptwriting for short videos by Enrique Cardoza.

• Introducing CheatCode- Your AI way to get better at Leetcode! by Nikhil Bhatt.

• AdWriter : AI-Powered Ad Copy Solution by Hemanth Reddy.

• Master Your Interview Skills with AI: Practice, Perfect, and Ace Your Dream Job! by Arjun Sharma.

• Banter Bot: AI-Powered Language Learning Platform by Ansell Maximilian.

• Revolutionizing Therapy with AI: A Journey from Challenge to Innovation by Atchyut Nagabhairava.

💸 Each person in this category gets $100 in cash or equivalent Amazon vouchers.

🏅 10 Participation Prizes

• emmaAI - Enhance the quality of your life every day by HRUTIK KUMTHEKAR.

• CMD on Autopilot by Jatin Rawat.

• SpotIt: Your New Tool for Product Discovery by Ekmin Samaraweera.

• SVGPix: Generate SVG Icons from Text by nidhinkumar.

• Introducing Flashnode: AI-Powered Flashcards for Hashnode Articles by Filip Melka.

• TrackIt: The Ultimate AI Task Scheduler for Seamless Project Management by Om Gate.

• Lawson : A Tool for Lawyers to Understand Court Cases in Seconds by Soumyadip Moni.

• Anidex: A Step-by-Step Journey to Building an Animal Pokedex by Ayush Pawar.

• Mockree - AI Powered Job Interview Simulator by 9th Tech.

• Experience inCampus by Ak Deepankar.

💸 Each person in this category gets $50 in cash or equivalent Amazon vouchers.

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we deeply appreciate the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

AI operations are powered by the efficient gpt3.5-turbo model, fine-tuned for article writing, although some rate limits will apply.

For those who need even more power, our PRO users will continue to enjoy exclusive access to GPT-4, which offers superior quality and fewer restrictions. PRO benefits also include GPT-4 vision for generating image alt text and the ability to create visually stunning blog covers with Dall-E 3 integration.

Free users now have access to a suite of AI-powered features, including:

AI-based rephrasing

Easily rework any paragraph to change the style, fix grammar, or make it easier to understand. This powerful feature helps you get your ideas across exactly how you want, making your writing clear and engaging for readers.

AI-based optimization for titles, subtitles, and SEO

Get more eyes on your content with better titles and descriptions. Hashnode's AI helps you write headlines that are both catchy and search engine friendly. By optimizing your titles and descriptions for SEO, you'll help more people find your articles, potentially boosting your traffic and engagement.

AI Slash Commands

Our new AI slash commands will level up your writing! Generate code snippets in a flash, organize your thoughts with outlines, and create summaries of those long articles. Just type /ai in the editor to unlock these tools. We built them to save you time and help you write even better content – whether you're coding, brainstorming, or getting the gist of complex ideas.

Contextual AI Chatbot

Get a boost from our smart AI chatbot while you write. Need a quick outline, some creative ideas, or in-depth explanations on a tricky topic? It's got you covered.

The best part? Our AI chatbot understands what you've already written, even long drafts. Perfect for researching, co-writing, or anything else you might need a hand with. I especially love it for X and LinkedIn thread creation. 🙌

❌ AI generated, ✅ AI-assisted

We're committed on making the creative process better with AI – not replacing it. Our tools use AI to streamline and improve your work, but you stay in the driver's seat. This keeps your content original and authentic, infused with your own ideas and voice. It's a balancing act that helps you keep your unique style while getting the most out of AI. Personally, I've found I can write a lot faster now – a draft that took 4-6 hours is done in 2!

Continuous Iteration

We're always working to make our AI tools better! Like any AI, there might be times when the information isn't perfectly accurate, or things don't work quite right. It's important to double-check any critical facts. We love your feedback – if something isn't working or you have ideas, please reach out on Discord or X.

Our goal is to make these tools accessible to more developers, writers, and creators. We want to help you share your ideas effectively and reach a wider audience.

Start using these features today and see the difference they can make! 💙

Start a new draft!

So, what's Auto-Blog AI?

Imagine this: You're chilling, minding your own business, and BOOM – brilliant blog idea strikes!

With Auto-Blog, your idea magically transforms into a full-fledged blog post, published before you even finish that iced-tea. Oh, and Auto-Blog ain't just a writer – it's your blog's new social butterfly, charming your readers in the comment section with witty replies and impeccable virtual manners.

Just think and Auto-Blog starts working!

Why Auto-Blog is awesome!

• Think It, Blog It: Spark of genius? Now it's a polished post. Just like that.

• Auto AI Comments: Keeps the conversation flowing with AI-powered wit and banter with your readers.

• Always On: Blog's running on auto-pilot while you're catching those Zs or out exploring the world.

The idea behind Auto-Blog

We get it – blogging rocks, but it can also be a lot of work. Keeping up with posts, comments, and everyday life? That's tough! Auto-Blog is our answer – we want your creativity to fly, not get bogged down in the daily grind. Your blog thrives, your readers stay happy, and you? You get to focus on your daily life hassles.

Let's get real!

Auto-blog is in private beta and we're looking for early adopters. 100 seats left.

✨Try Auto-blog (v 0.0.4.01.24)!

Hashnode Headless CMS is a way for developers and large teams to use Hashnode as a Backend while still enjoying Hashnode's hosted publishing workflow. Our Markdown-powered WYSIWYG editor, publishing workflow (scheduling, approving and rejecting articles from team members), analytics and GitHub backup has always been the main attraction of the platform. Now, you can use all these wonderful features while taking full control of your blog frontend via Hashnode Headless CMS.

Hashnode Headless CMS is free to use for individual developers and requires an Enterprise license for teams and enterprises to use in production.

Testimonials from recent customers who switched to Hashnode's Headless CMS:

With this, we're excited to introduce the Hashnode's Referral Program — an initiative that will get you rewarded every time you help an enterprise or a team switch to Hashnode Headless CMS. Putting our proud community to work. 💪

So, what is the referral program?

The Hashnode referral program is a unique opportunity to earn while advocating for Hashnode Headless CMS. Pitch Hashnode Headless CMS within your company, among peers, or at conferences and meetings. Each time a company/team signs up for a Hashnode Enterprise license through your referral, you receive $500. It's our way of thanking you for spreading the word about Hashnode's capabilities and growing with our community.

Here's how it works:

1. Find a team in your network in need of a purpose-built Headless CMS for their blogging. Psst - your current employer might need this as well. ;)

2. Connect us with a decision-maker at the enterprise via email. Also include relevant contact details and a brief explanation of why you believe Hashnode Headless CMS would be a good fit for them.

3. As soon as the introduction is done, our team gets on a call with the company and demoes Hashnode Headless CMS.

4. Once they purchase a Hashnode license, one of our team members reaches out to you for the $500 reward.

The Why!

Hashnode Headless CMS is a purpose-built Headless CMS that empowers large teams and enterprises to build a blog frontend from the ground up using Hashnode's GraphQL APIs while using Hashnode's publishing workflow and dashboard as the backend. Imagine Shopify's Headless CMS, a purpose-built Headless CMS that excels at offering eCommerce backend in the headless mode.

100% control over blog frontend

Hashnode's GraphQL APIs make it easy to build a unique blog frontend using your favorite tools like Next.js, React.js, and TailwindCSS. Your blog will integrate seamlessly with the rest of your site. If you don't want too much integration hassle, fork our ready-to-use blog starter-kit, customise, and deploy to your cloud in under 20 mins.

Inline commenting inside the editor

Highlight text and leave comments making it easier to review articles and share feedback to teammates. This feature is exclusive to the Enterprise plan.

Real-time collaborative editing

Write faster together with Hashnode's new real-time collaborative editing where more than two people can write and edit articles together. This feature is also exclusive to the Enterprise plan.

Other Enterprise features include:

• 99.9% uptime guarantee

• Custom SLA

• AI-assisted writing for team members

• SSO

• Audit logs

• Priority support over email

• Dedicated support over Slack

Hashnode Headless in action 👇

Here are some companies using Hashnode's Headless CMS in production:

1. MindsDB Blog

2. Fern Blog

3. Pangea.cloud

4. Fix's Blog

5. Hypermode's blog

6. Outerbase's Blog

Ready?

Headover to Hashnode's referral page, read the instructions and start referring.

Thank you again for supporting Hashnode. For any doubts make sure to read the FAQ section and for any additional questions, join the community on Discord.

Before we get into the details, let's see why are we still talking about women in-tech in the 21st century. It is no secret that women in-tech is largely underrepresented. The men to women ratio in technical roles is 4:1. The total representation of women in tech is less than 3 out of 10 people. In total women makes up only 28% of the tech industry, and that's not all, there are more shocking numbers when it comes to receiving funding, getting a promotion, facing harassment and quitting the industry. You can read the numbers here.

What is Breaking Barriers?

Breaking Barriers is an initiative by Hashnode to inspire more women to participate in tech and bring about a change. We invite Hashnoders to share their own stories or about women in tech who inspired them the most.

Participation guidelines:

1. Share blogs about women in-tech: It can be your own story or about someone you look up to.

2. Add the #IWD2024 tag to your blogs.

3. Four themes you can write about:

   • Breaking stereotypes: Share stories of how women navigate and overcome challenges, including overcoming biases and strategies to deal with them.

   • Innovation and leadership: Highlight the contributions of women to innovation, leadership, and entrepreneurship. Share tales of women who have led projects, launched tech companies, or spearheaded R&D efforts.

   • Education and empowerment: Discuss the importance of education and mentoring in empowering the next generation of women in tech. Talk about initiatives, programs, and policies aimed at encouraging women to pursue STEM fields.

   • Everything women in tech: This broad theme allows for a variety of topics, including personal narratives, unconventional career paths, and unique challenges or successes.

Rewards

1. To honor every effort, we are issuing a Diversity Champion badge to everyone submitting articles with the #IWD2024 tag and Inspirational Writer badge to the top 10 authors.

2. Featuring stories daily on Hashnode’s social channels and hosting discussions with women in tech throughout the month on X .

Here's a sneak peek of the badges👇

Next steps:

• The submission window is open from 8th of March to 31st of March.

• Since this is a community initiative, we will choose the top 10 blogs depending on the number of upvotes in the articles.

• Once the event is over, we will reach out to the top 10 blog authors via email along with social media announcement.

• Every participant will receive the badges via email.

• For any questions, you can reach out to us on Discord.

Thank you to everyone who participated in the Hashnode APIs Hackathon! Following the launch of Headless Hashnode, we were truly amazed to see the innovative ways its capabilities were used. Each submission was great, and we are grateful to have experienced developers in our community.

Here are the winners, chosen by the Hashnode judging panel:

🥇 Category 1 Winners

Adding semantic search to Hashnode blog posts by Andrea Amorosi and Pascal Vogel.

💸 $2,500

Hashmind- Your personal Hashnode blogging assistant by Benaiah.

💸 $2,500

🥇 Category 2 Winners

Gatsby x Hashnode by Anubhav Singh

💸 $2,500

Hashnode Next- A simple Hashnode starter kit powered by Next.js and shadcn/ui by Alex Kates.

💸 $2,500

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we recognize and cherish the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

Thank you to everyone that participated in the MindsDB Hackathon at Hashnode! We are truly amazed by the excellent contributions and grateful to have experienced developers in our community.

Here are the winners, chosen by the MindsDB judging panel:

🥇 Grand Winner

Building an Intelligent Monitoring System with MindsDb by Maulana Akbar Dwijaya

💸 $5,000

🎖️ Runner ups

Skillsnap - A tool to make hiring easy by lokprakash Babu

💸 $1,000

Glidee-bot - Helps developers save time and effort while doing code reviews by Vishesh Baghel

💸 $1,000

Apexa - It is a web application where you can keep track of your YouTube videos and Hashnode blogpost to understand your audience's thoughts on your content by Rajesh Khadka and Bishesh Marasini.

💸 $1,000

RevAI - It is a GitHub Action that enables you to create a pipeline on each pull request opened on your repositories by Sadra Yahyapour.

💸 $1,000

LendSwift - An AI tool that can predict loan approval based on users data, offering a faster and more reliable alternative to the conventional approach by Biplab Bera.

💸 $1,000

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we recognize and cherish the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

Thank you to everyone that participated in the Pangea Securathon at Hashnode! We are truly amazed by the excellent contributions and grateful to have experienced developers in our community.

Here are the winners, chosen by the Pangea and Hashnode judging panel:

🥇 Grand Winner

Pommento - Secure comment service by Hussain Shaikh
💸 $1,000

🎖️ Runner ups

Building an CLI for Streamlining Server Access Management by Tegar Imansyah
💰 $500

Nexa by Annu
💰$500

Compress: Enhancing Security with Pangea Integration by Adeyeye George
💰 $500

DisGuard: Protecting Your Discord Server from Malicious Threats by Aadarsh
💰 $500

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we recognize and cherish the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

Headless Hashnode

Combine Hashnode's capabilities with your custom-built blog with Headless Hashnode. Deploy on any domain or sub-paths such as /blog.
🤝 Build your blog, your way or fork our blog starter kit and start building!

Editor V2

Our favorite blog Editor got overhauled with a new UI, upgraded UX, and improved set of controls.

Recommendations

Promote writers you admire, send them community members, and create a great network effect! Who are your recommended Hashnode writers?

⌘ CMD + K

You can now navigate all key sections of Hashnode without using a mouse. Quickly access your blog dashboard, analytics, drafts, and more.

Multi-author support

If you want to create or already have a team blog on Hashnode, to collaborate with others, you can now give them credit via our multi-author feature.

Drag & drop content blocks

Now, you can drag and drop content blocks inside our Editor. This improves your content editing experience by a mile!
👉 Try it out today on your latest draft

Natural language processing

We've made post scheduling easier with a new natural language widget and a refreshed date and time picker!
👉 Schedule your latest draft

Badges and challenges overhaul

Stand out like a pro! Our badges and challenges got redesigned with new shiny badges to showcase your writing expertise to our community.

Wrapping Up

This wraps up our November round-up of Hashnode's latest features 💪
Stay tuned to all of our upcoming updates, make sure to follow our Twitter.

→ Got any feature requests? Let us know in our Discord community.

We have an exciting set of features shipping soon in the coming months!

Thanks everyone for joining the Airbyte Hackathon at Hashnode. We are genuinely impressed by the outstanding submissions and happy to have skilled developers in our community 💪

Here are the winners, chosen by the Airbyte and Hashnode judging panel:

🥇 Most connector improvements

🎖️ 1st place

tope folorunso with 28 contributions
💰 $4,000

🎖️ 2nd place

btk codedev with 12 contributions
💰 $2,000

🎖️ 3rd place

Aviraj Gour with 6 contributions
💰 $1,500

🎖️ 4th place

Purushottam Khedre with 5 contributions
💰 $1,000

🎖️ 5th place

Dhroov Makwana with 4 contributions
💰 $500

🎖️ 6th place

Aries Gun with 4 contributions
💰 $500

🎖️ 7th place

Aazam Gh with 3 contributions
💰 $500

🎖️ 8th place

Rizwan Shaikh with 1 contribution
💰 $500

🥇 Best performing written quickstarts

🎖️ 1st place

tope folorunso with 9 contributions
💰 $3,000

🎖️ 2nd place

Biplab Bera with 7 contributions
💰 $2,000

🎖️ 3rd place

btk codedev with 4 contributions
💰 $1,500

🎖️ 4th place

Mit Suthar with 2 contributions
💰 $1,000

🎖️ 5th place

Carlos Magalhães with 1 contribution
💰 $500

🎖️ 6th place

Ronnie Atuhaire with 1 contribution
💰 $500

🎖️ 7th place

Utsav Bhattarai with 1 contribution
💰 $500

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we recognize and cherish the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

Here are the winners, chosen by the Outerbase and Hashnode judging panel:

🥇 Grand winner

Lunar Editor: Online Editor for Outerbase Plugins by Ansell Maximilian

💸 Prize: 5,000 USD

🎖️ Runner ups: best plugins

Unleash the Power of AI Editing with the AI Editor Column Plugin for Outerbase by Younes Laaroussi

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

Connecting the Dots: Creating a plugin in Outerbase by Shreyas Chaliha

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

Outerbase - Better Map Preview Plugins by Aries Gun

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

🏅 Runner ups: best integrations

Presenting Gemino: AI-Powered German Learning Application! by Ishaan Bedi

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

proShare - for Creators on the Go by Ak Deepankar

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

Leap into the Future: Harnessing the Power of Outerbase and Leap AI by Shreyas Chaliha

💸 Prize: 1,000 USD

✨ How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

No matter the outcome, we recognize and cherish the incredible effort, commitment, and creativity you've invested in your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team

We realized that there needs to be a better way to surface the top articles with insightful discussions on the platform.

Say hello to “Discussions”

We're thrilled to announce the launch of Discussions, a dedicated space surfacing insightful comments on articles. It's designed to make engaging comments on articles as integral to the Hashnode experience as the articles themselves. Here's how Discussions on Hashnode works:

Discover articles that spark conversations: Discussions surfaces articles that generate the most meaningful comments.

Engage directly with authors and community members: Jump right into the conversation on the articles. Add your insights, ask questions, and deepen your understanding of the topic.

Be recognized for your contributions: We believe that great conversations are driven by insightful community members like you. That's why we're making it easier for your contributions to be recognized. Top commenters will now be visibly highlighted on our homepage.

Real benefits, real conversations

With Discussions, we're offering more than just a new feature; we're creating a space for meaningful dialogues that benefit both readers and writers.

Benefits for readers:

• Learn and understand: Sharing your takeaways or asking questions in the article's comments section can deepen your understanding of the topic.

• Build real relationships: Engaging with authors and the community allows you to form authentic connections, enriching your experience on Hashnode.

Benefits for writers:

• Be challenged, learn more: Audience engagement can offer new perspectives, challenging you to think differently and learn more about the subject matter.

• Form a 1:1 relationship with your audience: The discussion section offers a more intimate space for direct interaction with your readers.

• Increased discoverability: Being featured in top discussions can drive more readers to your articles, enhancing your visibility and following on the platform.

An example of an insightful conversation is the one that's happening on Alex Kates's blog on whether or not to use Typescript, a hot topic in tech circles these days.

So, why just be a passive reader when you can be a part of something more significant? Dive into Discussions and elevate your Hashnode experience to new heights. Your voice has a place here, and it deserves to be heard.

Join the conversation now! 💬

We hope this feature enriches your experience and adds another layer of depth to the incredible community we're building together. Thank you for being a part of Hashnode, and we can't wait to hear your voice in the comments!

We’ve been seeing record engagement and views on articles written on Hashnode, and that’s a testament to the strength of the community of writers and readers here on Hashnode. Here's the growth of the number of articles published on the platform, monthly.

However, with an increase in scale, we’ve realized that our existing personalized feed wasn’t able to keep up with the explosion of content and didn’t do a great job of surfacing the best content for our readers.

So we had to rethink the algorithmic feed from the ground up.

Revamping the personalized feed

We studied how feeds in general worked at social media networks, blogging platforms, and other content platforms — and deeply studied the problem at hand.

Before sprinkling AI to it, we wanted to get the basics right; which is why we decided to take an approach that is easier to implement and solves our problem at hand faster.

From a first principles perspective, we narrowed down on three important parameters that would matter to the reader:

• Relevance

• Engagement

• Quality

Let me break those down for you.

Relevance

You want to see relevant posts, that's the core expectation. The revamped algorithm now takes into account a variety of factors like considering your followed tags, authors, publications, subscriptions, as well as your reading interests, to personalize your feed. We'll look to add more signals to this list in the future to serve you content that you truly resonate with.

Engagement

We don’t want to just serve you posts that match your interests. We want to bring to you content that is gaining traction in the dev community — through likes, comments, bookmarks, and others — and surface these articles in your feed. In the future, we'll add more social elements to this and find you content that is recommended by your network within Hashnode and on other social media platforms.

Quality

And the final element in this list is quality. Top authors stand out because of their insights and wisdom gained from real-world experience in the field of tech. These authors take their craft seriously and only publish top content. We now have an added emphasis on a range of factors that include but are not limited to authors who are featured, those who have committed to a custom domain or a pro account, and other factors. We'll continue to look at factors such as whether they have received coveted badges, surpassed milestones, and been contributing their wisdom to the community.

The numbers don't lie

We put the new algorithm through the paces and the results were pretty telling. Over a month-long A/B test involving 1,000 active users, we found that 80% preferred the new feed. That's a good sign we're on the right track.

But numbers only tell part of the story. What truly matters is how these changes are impacting the daily experience of our users. And we're thrilled to say that the feedback has been overwhelmingly positive, especially from some of our most active users. Here's what they have to say:

Platform Engineer: 'The feed right now is a lot more to my taste compared to earlier, and the quality of posts is also up.'

Sr. Software Engineer: 'I'm seeing more relevant posts by tags and more to my liking. Overall feels much more curated and clickable.'

These firsthand accounts reinforce that our efforts are not only improving the numbers but also enhancing the user experience in meaningful ways."

Hurdles solved along the way

But it wasn’t so easy. Along the way, we faced several technical challenges while trying to build out the feed to make it scalable and make it dynamic.

My colleague Florian Fuchs has written about these technical hurdles in great detail. Check out the engineering blog post in case you’re interested in the nitty-gritty details.

The Road Ahead

There's always room to improve. We'll continue evolving the algorithm after we’ve heard more feedback from writers and readers, and will be exploring AI and machine learning to make things better down the line.

Final Thoughts

As we navigate the challenges and opportunities of rapid growth, our care for our users remains unchanged. Our recent overhaul of the personalized feed reflects this commitment. We've rebuilt the algorithm from the ground up, focusing on relevance, engagement, and quality as our guiding parameters. The early indicators are promising, with both data and user testimonials supporting the positive impact of these changes. See it in action on the homepage.

So as we keep pushing the envelope, we'd love to hear what you think. After all, Hashnode isn't just a platform; it's a community, and communities thrive on dialogue and feedback. Join our Discord to get involved in co-creating Hashnode with us or leave a comment on this post, and I’ll make sure to reply to you. Let’s continue making Hashnode a daily destination for devs.

Here are the winners, handpicked by our judging panel:

🏆 Grand Prize

Primepick: Your go-to e-commerce platform by Emmanuel Stephen

💸 Prize: $1,000
🎁 Hashnode Swag

✨ Runner-ups

Likho: Blogging made simple by Syed Shihab

💸 Prize: $500
🎁 Hashnode Swag

BreakFree: Control your social media habits by Om Gate

💸 Prize: $500
🎁 Hashnode Swag

AI Feedback API: Get better writing feedback by Uffa Modey

💸 Prize: $500
🎁 Hashnode Swag

Hashnomon: Battle and collect Hashnode devs by Ansell Maximilian

💸 Prize: $500
🎁 Hashnode Swag

🎖️How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days. Regardless of whether you won or not, we see and appreciate the hard work, dedication, and innovation you poured into your projects. We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement. Love 💙 Hashnode Team

Unlike ChatGPT and other AI chatbots, Rix finds the most relevant and accurate information from the web to answer developers' queries. It prioritizes official documentation and blog posts over random web links. This ensures that the answers Rix provides are always up-to-date and helpful.

Rix has three modes - Web Search, Quick Mode and Code Writer mode. In this article, I am going to write about Code Writer mode and why it's one of the most favorite mode for Rix users.

The AI Pair Programmer

If you use Rix's Code Writer mode, it functions as an AI pair programmer. You can ask Rix to generate complete code on any topic and technology. Rix not only produces the code output but also explains how the code works. This is incredibly helpful if you are a beginner and have been struggling with specific topics.

Once the code is provided by Rix, you can ask follow-up questions to further enhance or modify the code based on your needs. You can do this an unlimited number of times until you obtain the code that makes the most sense to you.

How can an AI pair programmer help you?

Since its launch, developers have been discovering various intriguing applications for Rix's Code Writer mode. Let's explore some of these use cases:

1. Quick prototyping

Rapid prototyping frequently involves producing code swiftly to test theories and models. Rix's Code Writer mode can help by generating prototypes according to your specifications, saving you time and enabling you to concentrate more on design, logic, and validation.

Example 1: Chat app backend

Imagine you're building a chat application and need to quickly create a socket-based backend. You can ask Rix's Code Writer to generate the socket logic, including user authentication and message broadcasting.

Example 2: D3.js chats for Data Visualization Dashboard

If you're building a data visualization tool, Code Writer can quickly generate D3.js or Chart.js code snippets to visualize different types of data based on user requirements.

Example 3: Creating cart functionality for e-Commerce website

If you're building an e-commerce website, Code Writer can quickly prototype the shopping cart functionality, including adding items to the cart, calculating the total price, and managing checkout.

2. Automating repetitive tasks

Code Writer can identify patterns and help automate repetitive tasks, like generating CRUD operations for a database model or creating RESTful API endpoints. Just instruct what you need, and Code Writer will generate the code for you.

Example 1: Batch file renaming

Let's say you have to rename hundreds of files in a directory. Code Writer can generate a Python or Bash script to automatically rename files based on a given pattern.

Example 2: Scripts for Database Migrations

Code Writer can automate the generation of SQL or NoSQL database migration scripts, making it easier to manage schema changes.

Example 3: Form Validation

If you often find yourself writing form validation logic, Code Writer can generate client-side or server-side validation scripts based on the form fields and validation rules you specify.

3. Code Review and Refactoring

While reviewing and refactoring code, you might often find yourself making similar changes over multiple files. Code Writer can help here by ensuring consistency and saving you valuable time.

Example 1: Optimizing Loops

If you have nested loops that need optimization, Code Writer can suggest a more efficient algorithm or data structure to speed up the process.

Example 2: Replacing Deprecated Functions

If you have legacy code using deprecated libraries or functions, Code Writer can automatically replace them with updated methods.

Example 3: Code Simplification

For complex conditional statements or nested callbacks, Code Writer can suggest more readable and simpler alternatives like using ternary operators or async/await.

4. Learning New Languages and Libraries

If you're looking to expand your skill set, Code Writer can be an invaluable resource. You can enter code snippets in a language you are familiar with and ask Rix to translate them into a new language or implement them using a different library or framework.

Example 1: Python to Go

If you have a Python script and want to learn how to achieve the same functionality in Go, Code Writer can generate the equivalent Go code for you.

Example 2: React to Angular

Trying to translate a React component into Angular? Code Writer can help you understand the syntactical and conceptual translations between the two.

Example 3: Node.js to Django:

If you have a Node.js backend and are interested in how the same could be implemented in Django, Code Writer can provide a Pythonic version for you.

5. Debugging and Error Fixing

For those hard-to-find bugs, Rix’s Code Writer can help identify common code smells and suggest fixes. Given a faulty function or method, Code Writer can suggest a corrected version, simplifying your debugging process.

Example 1: Fixing Memory Leaks

If your application has memory leaks, Code Writer can suggest the best practices for memory management in your language of choice.

Example 2: Handling exceptions

If you're not correctly handling exceptions, Code Writer can generate try-catch blocks or equivalent error-handling mechanisms in your code.

Example 3: Optimizing database queries

Code Writer can suggest optimized SQL queries or ORM methods to improve database performance.

How to get started with Rix's Code Writer?

1. Go to the official Rix website: hashnode.com/rix or rix.chat (a handy redirect URL).

2. Type your question in the search bar. Hit Shift + Enter to write multiple lines queries.

3. Switch the search mode to "Code Writer" from the dropdown menu beside the search bar.

4. Hit enter.

Using Rix Chrome Extension

You can also use Rix's Chrome Extension to search directly from your browser's URL bar.

1. Download and install the Rix chrome extension from Webstore.

2. Click on Rix icon and set the default mode to "Code Writer" mode:

   

3. Type "Rix" followed by a space or tab key and enter your question.

4. 

   Hit enter.

Conclusion

While Rix is designed to assist developers in their coding journey, it's crucial to remember that this tool is currently in its public beta phase. As with any code you might find online or generate through automated means, the output from Rix should be rigorously tested and validated before being implemented in a production environment.

Hashnode aims to make Rix a reliable companion for developers, but it's essential to exercise due diligence. Hashnode cannot be held responsible for any issues or losses that may arise from using Rix's generated code or answers. Your codebase is complex and unique, and while Rix strives for accuracy and utility, it's not a substitute for human expertise and caution yet.

So go ahead and make the most of what Rix has to offer, but do so with the understanding that it's a tool to aid you, not a replacement for solid coding practices and thorough code review.

We're looking forward to making Rix better through your feedback. Share your experience on Twitter and our Discord.

Happy coding! 💪

Here are the winners, chosen by the judging panel:

🏆 Grand Prizes

MediFind with Amplify Studio, React & Amazon S3 by Chigo E

• 💸 Prize: $1,000

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Building a Sustainable World: Hackathon Powered by AWS Amplify and Hashnode by Abhishek Singh

• 💸 Prize: $1,000

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Study with AI by Leon Wang

• 💸 Prize: $1,000

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Building a Personal Finance App using AWS Amplify by Aries Gun

• 💸 Prize: $1,000

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Creating a project to practise the skills required for a support person by lokprakash babu

• 💸 Prize: $1,000

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

✨ Runner-ups

Introducing RepairRadar - Discover Trusted Mechanics Near You by Shahmir Faisal

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

The Task Management App by aoi

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Glimpz: The Ultimate Music Discovery App by Dhruv Tiwari

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Learn Crypto and Have Fun: A Fantasy Trading App Adventure by Godwin Pinto

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Solo SaaS - How I Built a Serverless Workout App By Myself by Allen Helton

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Lezio: Transforming the Way People Find New Restaurants by ERAY BAYDEMIR

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Portail Web GI by Ange Wobinwo

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

How I Built an E-commerce Platform like Shopify in 3 Weekends by Vishesh Baghel

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

AWS Community Speakers Directory by Johannes Koch

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Building a News Aggregator App with AWS Amplify, Flutter, and React by Tim Lavreniuk

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Are you smarter than AI? by RD

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Savvy Nurse by shubham kothiya

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Fitness Tracker Application Created With AWS Amplify, React Native, and React by Abdulrasaq jamiu adewuyi

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Quiz Generator - Simple Quiz Platform where AI Creates Quizzes made with AWS Amplify by tanosugi

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

Traavel: plan your next trip in a few clicks! by David Fernández Ortiz

• $300 worth of AWS credits

• AWS Amplify swag

• Hashnode swag

🔥 Participation prizes

We have 10 lucky winners being randomly selected to get $100 worth of AWS credits. If selected, you will be contacted via email to collect your prize.

🎖️How to claim the prizes

All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.

Regardless of whether you won or not, we see and appreciate the hard work, dedication, and innovation you poured into your projects.

We will continue to organize hackathons, giving everyone a chance to showcase their skills and creativity. Remember, to maximize your chances of winning, always follow the guidelines set in each hackathon announcement.

Love 💙
Hashnode Team