Please note, not all challenges are submitted on Devpost. If you don't see the challenge you're submitting for here, check the live site and your inbox to see where you should claim your points. 

What is Global Hack Week September 2023?

Global Hack Week is a week-long hacker festival. You can expect to complete challenges, hear about BIG community announcements, chat at hacker hangouts, enjoy fun live sessions, build technical projects, and make new memories.

You are in for an adventure featuring workshops, fun mini-events, challenges, panels, and more. These will help you to earn experience points no matter what level of hacking you are at, whether it’s writing your first lines of code or creating a multi-faceted project.

We'll have challenges, live technical sessions with MLHers, mini-events galore, and some cool content from our partners! Here’s a sneak peek:

  • Beginner-friendly workshops

  • Challenges for all difficulty levels and all topics such as design, social, technical, entrepreneurial

  • Hacker-run guilds

  • Talks from friends of MLH and our partners

  • Live sessions run by MLHers

  • And maybe an appearance from Totally Not Ryan (TNR)

Can I get swag at this event?

Yes, of course! GHW September will feature some amazing 2023 Hackathon Season swag…you’ll have to participate to find out exactly what you’re getting! 

What is a Guild? How can I be a part of it?

One of the best parts of our community is that it allows people to meet and make connections with others, regardless of where you live. guilds are smaller communities within Major League Hacking. Whether you come in with a guild or not, you won’t be hacking alone.

Who organized Global Hack Week?

Global Hack Week is organized by Major League Hacking (MLH). It is our mission to empower hackers worldwide by providing them with the tools, resources, and opportunities they need to succeed. 

Requirements

Your challenge submission must be completed within the submission period.

When relevent, your code must be available in some sort of public repository. 

If you're continuing work on an old project, you MUST specify in your Devpost what was worked on 1) before this day of Global Hack Week September 2023 and 2) during this day of Global Hack Week September 2023.  

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

8 non-cash prizes
Deploy a DigitalOcean Function
1 winner

Functions as a Service provides a lightweight option for executing code. Give it a try by deploying a DigitalOcean Function either from App Platform or the Functions Tab.

Collaborative Code with Replit
1 winner

Host a collaborative pair programming session with a friend. Try taking turns "driving" and "navigating". Be sure to use Replit's chat and threads functions to create the ultimate synergy! Once you're done, publish your project to the Replit Community with the #MLH tag.

Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name!
1 winner

Use your own free domain name to build a website!

Ring Ring, Hello World!
1 winner

Configure your first Twilio number to respond to a phone call in Day 2.

Design an MLH Season Mascot
1 winner

MLH picks out a season mascot each year - we’ve had Ada, Bit the Bot, Crypto Chameleon, Ducky the Debugger, and most recently, Ellie the Elephant. Try creating your own mascot - it could be inspired by your personal interest, your experience in the hacker community, or anything else you’d like. Our mascots are alphabetical, but feel free to create one for any letter. Submit your design and screenshots on our Devpost!

Build a chrome extension
1 winner

Many of us have browser extensions we rely on. Make one of your own to help make your web-surfing experience better. Share with us on our Devpost.

Create a Mobile App
1 winner

Much of the sharing many of us do on a day-to-day basis takes place on our phones. That’s why we want you to try creating a mobile app this week. It can be any type of app on any platform. Share it on our Devpost when you’re done.

Learn about Web Dev
1 winner

Spend sometime learning about web development! You can watch tutorials, read blogs, or start hacking your own website. Show us what you learned on this devpost.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Major League Hacking

Major League Hacking

Judging Criteria

  • None
    Global Hack Week is about celebrating our love for learning, building, and sharing. Instead of judging projects and awarding prizes, we are giving out points to hackers who complete these challenges.

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