Major League Hacking (MLH) is a 500k+ global member community empowering the next generation of developers to learn through hackathons and the Open Source MLH Fellowship. MLH partners with software engineering, human capital management, Open Source, and DevRel leaders who wish to support the developers of tomorrow. Is that you? Start a conversation and learn more at https://sponsor.mlh.io/ The MLH Open Source Fellowship is a remote 12-week, stipended internship alternative. Diverse and highly-deserving early-career software engineers pair with companies doing their part to sustain Open Source software, including Meta, GitHub, AWS, G-Research, Mathworks, Memorial Sloan Kettering, and more. The independent jurists of the DevRel Awards recognized the MLH Fellowship with the distinction for "Best Developer Education Initiative." Fellow alumni have had their contributions merged into noteworthy Open Source projects and have gone on to work for the most well-regarded software companies. Learn more: https://fellowship.mlh.io/partners In addition to the MLH Fellowship, MLH powers over 200 weekend-long invention competitions as the official student hackathon league every year. These inspire innovation, cultivate communities, and teach computer science skills to more than 500,000 worldwide. Want to participate? Start here: https://mlh.io/event-membership B Corp MLH has been a community-first, mission-driven organization from the beginning. We measure our success by the number of hackers we empower, and we want to keep it that way. That's why we made it official and became a Certified B Corporation in 2016. B Corps are for-profit enterprises legally required to consider the impact of their decisions on their community, not just their shareholders. Learn more: https://mlh.io/about
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Developer Spotlight! Shakiran Nannyombi from Kampala, Uganda sharing her experience with Backboard.io during Major League Hacking's Global Hack Week. Elyse W. Rosendo Pili Alex Gornet Rob Imbeault Mike Swift https://lnkd.in/emsAxXt3 Longer walkthrough found here: https://lnkd.in/eCA3uUNy
ClawCon Michigan is happening this Thursday! 🦞 Born out of the OpenClaw community, ClawCon is exactly the kind of event we love to see: an open, inclusive, and totally free gathering for builders, students, and creators. A pure community focused on learning, sharing, and building together. Expect incredible demos of personal AI workflows, awesome Q&As, and plenty of time to connect with fellow humans! 🗓️ When: Thursday, April 16th | 6:00 PM - 9:00 PM EDT 📍 Where: Crisler Center | Ann Arbor, MI 🔗 https://tr.ee/k6_uUW4sXa
We are thrilled to announce a new partnership! Major League Hacking + Backboard.io Our mission has always been to help developers learn by doing. By integrating Backboard's stateful API into our hackathons, we aren't just teaching code, we are helping students move beyond stateless prototypes and build complex, production-ready AI applications without the engineering tax. What does this collaboration mean for developers? Everything you need to build production-grade agent systems on a single, coherent API. Free State Management: Students receive free state management for life. With bring-your-own-API-key support, any of the 17,000+ models they use become instantly stateful. Support: Access to free software credits for premium AI memory features, plus specialized swag and high-value prizes. Global Reach: We are introducing the "Best Use of Backboard.io" category across hackathons worldwide, Global Hack Weeks, and a DEV Challenge. From Jonathan Murray, CSO and Cofounder of Backboard.io, “We believe the next wave of world-changing tools will come from this community. We’re making Backboard.io the starting point of the AI stack for MLH builders, ensuring they can scale from weekend tinkering to enterprise-ready deployments without reworking their foundation”. dev-a-forem-community 🔗 read more on DEV https://tr.ee/7XUxUVWMB8
Tired of taking screenshots and copying console logs just to fix tiny UI bugs? Meet Ayn, is an AI-powered tool designed to save frontend developers time and headaches. Instead of manually feeding context to your IDE agent, Ayn uses Google Cloud Gemini 2.5 Computer Use to automatically scan your website. Just ask it to find problems on your webpage, and it will orchestrate the prompts to: 📸 Gather screenshots automatically 💻 Pull logs straight from the console 🧠 Feed the data into a large language model to diagnose the exact issues and provide solutions Ayn can instantly identify a broken link, a hover animation error, a console error, and missing alt text! Huge shoutout to the Freetail Hackers HackTX 2025 winner, Best Use of Gemini 2.5 Computer Use Model! Nathan Negera, Abel Tadele, Kidus Beshah, and Bemnet Beshah! 👏 🔗 Check out how they built it on Devpost and connect with the team! https://lnkd.in/gbwHBpiP
As a Computer Science student at UCLA, Jasmine W.'s perspective shifted when she saw that coding could be about more than just logic; it’s about intentionality, creativity, and problem-solving for real-world issues. After finding her community at Kode With Klossy, she’s dedicated herself to making the tech space more equitable and inviting for everyone. Jasmine's impact as an MLH Top 50 hacker is all about the community: ➡️ Leading the way as an MLH Hackathon Organizer, ensuring student events are inclusive and impact-driven. ➡️ Championing social good and fostering a collaborative environment where every beginner feels they belong. ➡️ From her first lines of code at AthenaHacks 2024 to mastering JavaScript, she’s proving that it’s never too late to find your passion. Jasmine believes the most important part of any project is the community behind it. Congratulations on the Top 50, Jasmine! Your commitment to inclusive innovation is exactly what the future of tech needs. Jasmine’s story: https://lnkd.in/g62AkSWv
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Thrilled to share that my teammate Priyanshu Sethi and I won Best Use of Solana at VandyHacks XII 🏆 We built WalletGuard — a Web3 app that uses Solana smart contracts to cryptographically enforce spending discipline. No willpower required, just math. But beyond the win, here's what I'm taking away: 🎨 AI coding tools are still weak at UI/UX. They can scaffold logic fast, but great design still needs a human eye and intentional craft. That gap is a skill worth closing. 📡 The most exciting projects at hackathons are moving beyond agentic AI. Computer vision and hardware-integrated builds are where I saw people genuinely stop and stare. Tangible technology creates a different kind of impact. These aren't just observations — they're my product roadmap for what to learn and build next. Huge thanks to Major League Hacking and Vanderbilt University for putting on an incredible event. On to the next build. 🚀 #VandyHacks #Solana #Web3 #Hackathon #FinTech #BuildInPublic
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BeachHacks 9.0 🦀 — Project Drop Built TinyTasks, an AI-powered assistant focused on helping users break down overwhelming tasks into small, actionable steps and actually follow through. Instead of letting tasks pile up, the system responds to “stuck” moments by generating micro-actions and sending encouragement to keep momentum going. It also connects with WhatsApp, allowing users to interact with the system through simple commands like building a plan, starting tasks, or marking progress. ⸻ Stack React • TypeScript • Tailwind CSS • Vite FastAPI • MongoDB Atlas Gemini • Fetch.ai uAgents Twilio (WhatsApp integration) ⸻ What I worked on Focused on the frontend — built the UI using React, TypeScript, Tailwind CSS, and Vite. Worked on: • Structuring a responsive and clean interface • Handling dynamic user input/output flows • Ensuring smooth interaction between frontend and backend responses ⸻ GitHub: https://lnkd.in/gH-NYiZF ⸻ Really enjoyed working alongside Gemma Truong , Jesus Gutierrez , and Sky Tran — great collaboration all around. Also appreciate BeachHacks, ACM at CSULB, Major League Hacking , Fetch.ai , and the judging panel for putting together the event and making it a great experience.
Ohm Rajpal, Sanjay Vijay, and Vickie Knight for built something that could actually change the medical field! 🧠✨ They saw the struggle of identifying brain tumors in traditional CT scans and decided to build a better way to visualize the data. Neurosphere is basically a high-tech assistant for doctors: ➡️ AI heatmaps show exactly where a potential tumor might be located ➡️ Interactive 3D brain models help visualize the impact in real-time ➡️ No-touch gesture controls keep things sterile in hospital settings The best part is seeing them combine their different backgrounds in hardware and ML to solve a real-world problem. They spent the weekend figuring out how to translate complex data into something a doctor can actually use at a glance. Project details: https://lnkd.in/g7zxKrx7
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💻✨ MLH Global Hack Week – Data Week Experience I’m proud to be participating in MLH Global Hack Week: Data Week, a global initiative by Major League Hacking that brings together developers, students, and tech enthusiasts to learn, build, and innovate in a collaborative environment. 🌍👨💻 During Data Week, participants dive deep into domains such as data science, machine learning, analytics, and artificial intelligence. Through structured workshops, hands-on challenges, and real-world projects, we gain practical experience while strengthening our technical skill set. 📊🤖 With thousands of hackers participating worldwide, the event fosters a highly engaging environment for collaboration, knowledge sharing, and innovation. Beyond coding, it provides an opportunity to explore emerging technologies, connect with like-minded individuals, and contribute to impactful solutions. 🔥 This experience is helping me enhance my capabilities in programming, problem-solving, and security-focused thinking, while also expanding my presence within the global tech community. 🌐💡 🚀 Excited to keep building, learning, and growing throughout Data Week! #MLH #GlobalHackWeek #DataWeek #Hackathon #Coding #Developers #TechCommunity 💻✨ Major League Hacking
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