Spend a week hacking with the Major League Hacking (MLH) community at GHW: Career Week!
What is Global Hack Week?
Global Hack Week takes place throughout the year to give you a chance to complete technical challenges, network with the community, enjoy fun live sessions, build technical projects, and make new memories.
We'll have challenges, live technical sessions with MLHers, mini-events galore, and some cool content from our partners! Here’s a sneak peek:
At each Global Hack Week, you can:
⭐ Watch live technical streams
⭐ Participate in skill-building workshops
⭐ Join us for fun activities
⭐ Enter and win swag in raffles
What is Career Week?
Each GHW features a new theme, and this November we're spending a week of 50+ events designed to help you explore career paths in tech, learn job-ready skills, and practice common coding interview questions.
Who is GHW for?
Global Hack Week is for anyone ready to level-up their hacking skills. We welcome all programmers, designers, artists, and hackers from around the globe to join us for these events. Whether this is is day 1 or day 1000 of your hacker journey, we want you to join us!
Can I get swag at this event?
Yes, of course! Each Global Hack Week 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 organizes 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
1) Your challenge submission must be completed within the submission period.
2) When relevant, your code must be available in some sort of public repository.
3) If you're continuing work on an old project, you MUST specify in your Devpost what was worked on before Global Hack Week.
Prizes
Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name!
"Set up a website with a custom GoDaddy Registry domain name!
Use promo code MLHGHWNVD24" on https://hackp.ac/ghwcw-godaddyregistry
Solve a common coding interview question
Write code to solve a common technical interview question! Not sure where to start? Check out this list of the top 40 coding interview questions. Share your work at hackp.ac/GHWDevpost.
Create a Business Plan
Have you ever wanted to turn one of your projects into a startup? Create a business plan - it could be for a project you’ve made, something you’ve dreamt up, or even a product that already exists. The goal of this is to take some time to think about how you would share a product with the world. Consider including a market analysis, financial projections, and management plans and submit on our Devpost.
Business card scanner
Ever receive a business card but don’t want to take the time to type all the details in? We’re challenging you to create an application that will scan business cards and store the data. Submit to Devpost.
Create a Useless Invention Hack
Create a hack for a totally useless or silly invention. The more useless and silly, the better. Head over to Devpost to submit it!
Create a Productivity Hack
Create a hack that helps you stay productive! You could build a chrome extension that blocks distractions, a device that locks your phone while you need to work, or any other hack to help you stay on track this season. Submit on our Devpost.
Develop or Redesign your Portfolio Website
Having a portfolio website is a great way to level up your online presence. If you don’t already have one, take some time today to set one up. If you already do, spend time updating or redesigning it. Show it off on Devpost.
Create a Scheduler
Build a project to help manage schedules! Some ideas include developing this hack for your personal calendar, a professor's office hours, or a work schedule! Pencil in some time to submit it on the Devpost.
Automate your Morning Routine
A great day starts with a great morning routine. Build a hack that automates some part of your morning routine. Maybe that cup of coffee is brewed before your feet touch the ground, or your toothpaste is on the toothbrush without you lifting a finger. Submit on our Devpost and have a good morning!
Explore a new Language
Pick up a new programming language to use throughout this next season. You can translate one of your existing projects into it, or even just learn how to say hello, world! Submit your code on our Devpost!
Make a To-Do application
Create any hack to help you keep track of items you’ve completed. As always, add a to-do to submit on the Devpost.
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Major League Hacking
Judging Criteria
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There's no judging and there are no winners at GHW!
GHWs are week long hacker festivals for you to learn, share and explore!
Questions? Email the hackathon manager
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