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. 

This week-long Devpost page is for submission of any tracks completed throughout the week. If you are looking to submit a daily challenge, head to https://hackp.ac/DailyDevpost! 

What is Global Hack Week December?

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 December 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 December and 2) during this day of Global Hack Week December.  

Hackathon Sponsors

Prizes

6 non-cash prizes
GET CREATIVE WITH REPLIT
1 winner

Use any of the prompts from Replit Creates to create something weird and wonderful. Be sure to publish it to the Replit Community with the tags #MLH and #create31 when you've finished. Need inspiration? Head over to replit.com/community/create31! "

REPLIT CHAMELEON CHALLENGE
1 winner

We want to see how versatile you can be! Use Replit to complete any of today's challenges and be sure to publish to the Replit Community with the tag #MLH! "

Build a Solana DAPP!
1 winner

Having fun checking out what Solana is capable of?

Let's take the next step and build our first DAPP (decentralized application) together.

Use npx create-solana-dapp to spin up a project template using JavaScript!

Remember to share your code on our day-of devpost!

Use the Sendgrid API
1 winner

Have you ever used the Sendgrid email API? Use it and you’ll be ready to automate sending emails. Show off how you used it on Devpost!

Explore Hardware (Emulators Welcome!)
1 winner

Whether or not you have hardware at home, we want you to explore a hardware hack. Check out an emulator or use hardware you have around your house. Don’t forget to submit on Day Devpost.

Build a Data Visualization
1 winner

Data science is one of the fastest growing fields in tech. There are so many different ways to visualize data. It can be as simple as a graph or as complex as a piece of art. Show off your visualization on the Devpost when you’re finished.

Devpost Achievements

Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:

Judges

Major League Hacking

Major League Hacking

Judging Criteria

  • None
    Global Hack Week is a week-long celebration of all things hacking. Instead of judging projects and awarding prizes, we are giving out points to hackers who complete these challenges.

Questions? Email the hackathon manager

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