AAkashinakashbuilds.hashnode.dev·3d ago · 9 min readBuilding an Intelligent Message Router: A HackerRank Orchestrate Hackathon Solution - August 2026In August 2026, HackerRank hosted Orchestrate—a 24-hour hackathon challenge to build intelligent notification systems. The prompt: WhatsApp users face an information crisis. Family chats, work message00
DZDanny Zhenginblog.hackunited.org·5d ago · 2 min readHow WhatsApp Delivers Billions of Messages Every DaySending a message on WhatsApp feels almost instant. You type a message, tap Send, and within seconds it appears on someone else's phone sometimes on the other side of the world. But what actually happ20
SBSayan Biswasinstillreadingthedocs.hashnode.dev·Jul 27 · 1 min readAbout MeI'm Sayan Biswas — a CSE student who builds while still reading the docs. I don't stick to one stack. I'd rather stay versatile than be boxed into one thing, and I stay honest about what I know and wh00
LHLoops Houseinloopshouse.hashnode.dev·Jul 27 · 6 min readLoops House vs DevpostThe hackathon platform that judges your code, not your pitch deck This is for anyone choosing a hackathon platform, whether you're a DevRel or community team running a sponsor-driven public hackathon,00
JBJean-Sebastien Beaulieuinsecuredme-education.hashnode.dev·Jul 26 · 5 min readHackathon Winners Are Not Magic. Their Work Is Legible.OpenAI Build Week 2026 does not have public winners yet. That is important, because the honest move today is not to predict winners and not to pretend we know what the judges will decide. The more use00
RRishikantinrishiii2.hashnode.dev·Jul 25 · 9 min readBuilding LifeRPG: The Observable AI Game Master with SigNoz and OpenTelemetryIn the rapidly evolving landscape of artificial intelligence, building autonomous agents that interact with human users is becoming increasingly accessible. However, as developers integrate large lang00
SNShakiran Nannyombiinshakiran.hashnode.dev·Jul 21 · 4 min readBuilding a Hackathon from the Ground UpOn July 18, 2026, we hosted the Build with Gemma Hackathon at Makerere University, bringing together over 30 students and developers to build AI-powered solutions using Google's open Gemma models. The00
LVLou Vincent Baroroinlouvincentbaroro.hashnode.dev·Jul 16 · 3 min readHow We Built a Neuro-Symbolic AI Platform for the ASEAN AI Hackathon 2026Originally published on my personal engineering blog at louvincentbaroro.me. At the ASEAN AI Hackathon 2026, our team Syntaxure SEA set out to solve a massive problem in Southeast Asia: Environmental 10
LHLoops Houseinloopshouse.hashnode.dev·Jul 16 · 9 min readWe Did Not Have "Biotech Hackathon" on Our 2026 Bingo Card: Inside Nucleate NY's BioHack at NY Tech WeekMost hackathons ask "what can you build with this API." This one asked something harder: what can you build at the actual intersection of biology and computer science, in a single day, with real clini00
KCKaran Choudharyinkaranc09.hashnode.dev·Jul 14 · 7 min readFrom Curiosity to Confidence: My First Hands-On Experience with SigNoz and OpenTelemetryIntroduction Hi! My name is Karan Choudhary, and I am currently pursuing a B.Sc. in Artificial Intelligence & Machine Learning. I enjoy participating in hackathons and exploring new technologies becau00
