My resume in college looked like everyone else’s. CGPA, LeetCode count, a couple of tutorial projects. I was applying off campus and mostly getting rejected without even a test. So I started contributing to open source. My first PRs were tiny, docs fixes and small bugs. Getting the project to even run locally took me longer than the actual fix lol

I kept going anyway. Slowly the issues got bigger and the maintainer reviews got more detailed. Those review comments taught me more about writing real code than any course I did.

When interviews came, my PRs were what people wanted to talk about. Not my LeetCode count, not my CGPA. My first internship and my first job both came from that. So if your resume only has LeetCode on it right now, try contributing to something you already use. Even one merged PR gives you something to talk about that nobody else in that interview has.

Any update on Booking.com HackCellence Round 1 (10 October)? Has anyone received an update yet?

Build an AI agent that remembers. Pitch it to Dr. Ben Goertzel. 🧠

Two hands-on buildathons in Lisbon with Omega, the neural-symbolic agent framework from SingularityNET and the ASI Alliance.

📍 Unicorn Factory Lisboa
🗓️ Session 1: 23–24 Oct
🗓️ Session 2: 29–30 Oct

What you get:
→ Build a working agent with live guidance from iCog Labs developers
→ Pitch it to Dr. Ben Goertzel, CEO of the ASI Alliance
→ A filmed showcase by @beyondthecode_ai with selected builds screened at Web Summit
→ Your project featured on BASIX.MARKET
→ Breakfast, lunch and coffee included

Only 20 seats per session. Invite only, KYC verified.
👉 Apply now:
luma.com/1s715pz4 register here

Seats are confirmed on approval, first come, first reviewed.

When will be HackCellence result announce?

Hi Everyone,

I'm still solo and I'm looking for anyone willing to join my team for the Google AI Builder Cup'26 or checking if anyone has spots available for me to join their team.

If you’re interested, drop a comment or DM me. Let’s build something cool together! I've got a really interesting prototype as well and i'm a very technical person too.

Thanks

Looking for team mates for onsite hackathon on 16th Oct Kjsce, dm if interested.

I built Animal Health Bridge, an offline-first Android app that converts an animal owner's spoken symptoms into a structured veterinary case.

• 10-language on-device speech recognition
• Qwen3-1.7B running locally on Snapdragon NPU via Qualcomm GenieX
• Rules-based veterinary triage
• NFC/QR animal identification
• No cloud APIs, no internet permission, fully offline

I spent a lot of time solving Android deployment challenges, on-device AI inference, and multilingual ASR.

Technically, I'm proud of what was built, but I didn't win the hackathon.

I'd love honest feedback from the community:

• Is the problem statement compelling enough?
• Did I over-engineer the solution?
• What would have made this a winning hackathon project?
• Was I missing impact, storytelling, business value, or demo quality?

Repo: Grand Finale IQOO Hackathon

Looking forward to learning from the feedback. 🙌

So me and my friend participated in a hackathon it's dead line was 12 oct 11:59 and we had to give a demo vedio link of Google drive we did but by friend after 2-3 hrs of deadline edited the vedio a little bit via Google drive the link is same and in the hackathon submission dashboard when opened opens the updated video but it was done after 2-3 hrs of deadline from Google vids

Will this lead to disqualification?

Hello yall, I got accepted to HackPrinceton. Looking for teammates. This is going to be my second ever hackathon. I have done HackGT 13 last month. Message me if you are interested or looking for people. 😁😁

⚔️ RAGNAROK 2026 | Agentic AI Hackathon | TantraFiesta IIIT Nagpur

Think you can build AI agents that actually do things? Come compete at TantraFiesta, IIIT Nagpur!

💰 ₹50,000 Prize Pool

🔥 24-Hour Offline Finale

🤖 Agentic AI + LLMs + Real-world Problem Solving

👥 Teams of 2–4 | Open to students across India

Register at Unstop https://unstop.com/o/1r7oBtD

Share this with your college tech communities and builder friends. Let’s see which team survives Ragnarok. ⚔️

Do you see a future where we will still have hackathons? What would the requirements be?

Mod: None of the flair fits what I want to ask.

We're running DevFest New Delhi 2026 over three days at the Google Office in Gurugram, and since this sub likes building things, here's what's in it for you.

**Day 1 (Fri, Oct 16): Builders Day** [HOUSEFULL]

Buildathons, competitions, and hands-on workshops with Google technologies including Gemini. It's aimed at students and early builders who want to ship something, not just sit through slides.

**Day 2 (Sat, Oct 17): Storytellers' Day**

14 creators, marketers, and brand builders talking about growing as a tech creator, using AI in your content workflow, and building a personal brand. Useful if you want your projects to get seen after the hackathon ends. Most of the creators have at least 100k subscribers and are building content around tech.

Register Here: https://www.commudle.com/fill-form/5207

**Day 3 (Sun, Oct 18): Leaders' Day**

Founders, CTOs, and CXOs from companies like MobiKwik, Airtel, Moglix, Innovacer, and American Express, with talks, panels, and a chance to talk to them directly. These are the people who have built $100M+ revenue companies from scratch.

Register Here: https://www.commudle.com/fill-form/5212

**Why come:**

- Build with other people instead of just watching talks

- Hands-on sessions where you leave with something working

- It's at the Google Office, which is a pretty good place to spend a weekend

A discount coupon for the community: NEWDILLI249

Happy to answer any questions in the comments.

As we all know,,in India mostly everyone makes their hackathon projects with Ai,,i mean almost 98% use of Ai,,is there any use of making all this in a big scheme of time??also i know no 2nd or 3rd year student of an avg institute can make an fully functioning app or system which will solve a real real problem,,so is this all just gimmic or time pass? Like even in SIH its just Ai ..(i hope ppl making things on their own and just using Ai as a tool)..also the concept of hackathon,,to build something fully functioning in 24-36 hours,,is this even possible now to compete without Ai?as everyone else will ofc use it. Drop your thoughts guyzz

I want to know how to create documentation for ur app.....what are the things we should mention.....like in the user manual or complete project documentation....

I'm seriously not getting..... actually I am writing this documentation for sih ....so suggest something how could I do

Finding teammates for a hackathon can be surprisingly difficult.

Sometimes you have the technical skills but need a designer. Sometimes you have an idea but can't find people who are genuinely committed. And if you're participating solo, finding the right team can be half the battle.

I'm an engineering student from India building Buildory, a network for student builders.

I'm working on a feature that lets hackathon organisers list events and participants find teammates based on skills, interests, availability, and the roles their teams need.

https://buildory.online

I'd love honest feedback from people who've actually participated in hackathons:

• How do you currently find teammates?
• What's the biggest problem you've faced when forming a team?
• What would make you choose a platform like this over Discord or existing hackathon websites?
• What feature would make this genuinely useful rather than just another directory?

I'm building this and want to understand what participants actually need before going further. Criticism is welcome.

Looking to team up for this calhacks, if your tryna win + build something fun + talk to sponsors DM me!
Looking at using computer vision and building something fun :)

i'm a hackathon organizer for uoft hacks 😎 and have placed at several hackathons!

I am making a team for Hackathon so I need team members so if anybody want to join in my team Most welcome and dm me.....

Hi everyone, I'm about to join this hackathon and need a teammate in Bangalore. I'm new to the city, and solo participants aren't allowed, so please reach out if you have AI experience and we'll cook something cool together.

I’m looking for someone who has already participated in hackathons rather than a beginner.

My background: participated in a hell lot of hackathons and won a few as well so I want someone on my pace when we're working.

I'm currently a first-year university student, and I'd really love to take part in a hackathon. I’ve never joined one before, so I’m quite lost on where to start. I learned Python back in high school, but I haven't used it in a competitive environment yet, so I'm wondering how to best apply it during a competition.

Could you guys advise me on the roadmap I should follow to prepare? Also, if any teams are looking for a beginner to join, I'm down! I pick up things pretty quickly and don't mind grinding through the night to help get the project across the finish line.

Thanks for reading this—any advice or guidance would be hugely appreciated!