The DevLess Hackathon is a 2-day event which brings together developers, individuals, students and business professionals to brainstorm and develop creative tech solutions aimed at solving problems in our society.

At the event, you will go through a series of training sessions administered by experienced Developers from DevLess and Business Fellows from the Meltwater Entrepreneurial School of Technology. You will then form a team to build solutions to your proposed challenges using the DevLess Platform in the process.

Mentors will be available to guide and assist you and your team should you face any challenges.

Frequently Asked Questions

I don’t have very much coding experience, can I still participate?

Yes! A Hackathon provides the perfect environment for you to learn how to code quickly. Knowledge about HTML, CSS, and JavaScript (as a web developer) is enough for you to be successful at the hackathon. Mentors and experienced developers are available to support you. All you have to do is try something and the experience automatically follows.

What do I need to bring?

Come with your laptop and don’t forget the charger! And, make sure to bring your awesome ideas! Use your preferred IDE (e.g. Visual Studio, Eclipse, etc.) for this Hackathon.

What should I learn/read before coming?

Familiarize yourself with the DevLess Framework. It is a easier and faster way to put together the backend of web and mobile applications. Read the documentation and practice making API calls.

What are we building?

Solutions to be built at the hackathon should solve a problem in society... from agriculture, education, sanitation, etc. It could be in the form of a web application, or a mobile application.

Why Attend the Hackathon

The DevLess Hackathon will offer great opportunities for particpants. These include:

• the opportunity to familiarize yourself with new and emerging technologies such as DevLess.io
  
• the opportunity to be able to teach and be taught by others
• the chance to solve problems and create something completely new
• an opportunity to meet like-minded people – with whom you can connect and become friends or startup business partners
• the chance to create something for fun can be personally rewarding
• the chance to gain respect and recognition
• the option to do something different and be creative
• a chance to prove yourself (show and share your ideas and abilities)
• the possibility to collaboratively push the limits of technology
• the chance to push yourself to achieve more than you have ever done before
• the chance to discover your competitive nature
• become driven and motivated by competition
• the opportunity to become part of the DevLess community
• the opportunity to win a prize and other pecks