Challenges

We have a variety of Programming, Open Source, and Design challenges for you to work on this week. You can complete these challenges at anytime throughout the week and we'll give you a daily update on how many you've completed.

Challenges

We have a variety of Programming, Open Source, and Design challenges for you to work on this week. You can complete these challenges at anytime throughout the week and we'll give you a daily update on how many you've completed.

Challenges

We have a variety of Programming, Open Source, and Design challenges for you to work on this week. You can complete these challenges at anytime throughout the week and we'll give you a daily update on how many you've completed.

Featured Challenges

REGISTRATION

Check in to Career Week
Make sure you're registered and Checked-in to Career Week to stay in the loop with everything happening!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Signup for the GitHub Student Developer Pack
Grab the GitHub Student Developer Pack as you get hacking this week!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

1-Click Deploy
Deploy a Go/Node.js/Python sample with 1-click Deploy from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/samples/). This will require your GitHub credentials.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Check out the GitHub Green Software repo and give it a star
Green Software Engineering is a relatively new discipline that centers on sustainable software development practices. Learn more about the type of sustainability work you can become involved with by checking out the GitHub Green Software repo.

Learn more › 

Featured Challenges

REGISTRATION

Check in to Career Week
Make sure you're registered and Checked-in to Career Week to stay in the loop with everything happening!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Signup for the GitHub Student Developer Pack
Grab the GitHub Student Developer Pack as you get hacking this week!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

1-Click Deploy
Deploy a Go/Node.js/Python sample with 1-click Deploy from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/samples/). This will require your GitHub credentials.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Check out the GitHub Green Software repo and give it a star
Green Software Engineering is a relatively new discipline that centers on sustainable software development practices. Learn more about the type of sustainability work you can become involved with by checking out the GitHub Green Software repo.

Learn more › 

Featured Challenges

REGISTRATION

Check in to Career Week
Make sure you're registered and Checked-in to Career Week to stay in the loop with everything happening!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Signup for the GitHub Student Developer Pack
Grab the GitHub Student Developer Pack as you get hacking this week!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

1-Click Deploy
Deploy a Go/Node.js/Python sample with 1-click Deploy from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/samples/). This will require your GitHub credentials.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Check out the GitHub Green Software repo and give it a star
Green Software Engineering is a relatively new discipline that centers on sustainable software development practices. Learn more about the type of sustainability work you can become involved with by checking out the GitHub Green Software repo.

Learn more › 

Today's Challenges

Today's Challenges

REGISTRATION

Join the MLH Discord
Join us at discord.mlh.io to keep in touch throughout the week.

Learn more › 

REGISTRATION

Fill out our Address Form
We want to send you swag! Fill out mlh.link/Address so where know where to ship the awesome swag you'll earn this week

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Setup
Share a photo of your hacking setup on twitter with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks! Link your post at mlh.link/GHWForm for points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Instagram
Follow MLH on Instagram to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Twitter
Follow MLH on Twitter to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your MLH Sticker Swag
Share a photo of your MLH Sticker Swag with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks. Link your post on mlh.link/GHWForm to earn points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on LinkedIn
Follow MLH on LinkedIn to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Refer a friend to GHW
Send a friend to GHW and get enter into a swag raffle by using our referral form! Share their email on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Data Week
Join us in December for a week of all things Data!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Beginners Week
Join us in November for a week of all things Beginners!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Make a Video About Global Hack Week
Create your own TikTok/Vertical Video about GHW. Submit a link on mlh.link/GHWForm.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Experience
Tag us on Twitter or LinkedIn, and let us know what you've enjoyed about Global Hack Week so far! Send a link to your post on mlh.link/GHWForms

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Create a Personal Blog
Blogs are a great way to share with the world the things you care about. Set up a personal blog and share it with us on this form!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Build a professional resume for yourself!
Keeping your Resume and LinkedIn up-to-date with the hackathons you’re attending and hacks you’re building is a great way to share with the community what you’re up to. Watch this video with Wei (https://mlh.link/resume-builder) and make a professional resume for yourself!

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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 mlh.link/GHWDevpost.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Paired programming session with another hacker
Meet up with another hacker to have a paired programming session. Feel free to work on the same challenge and submit it together! Send a screenshot as you work together and send it to mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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 Form.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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!

Learn more › 

DESIGN

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!

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

DESIGN

Design a Logo for Yourself!
Design a logo, avatar, or any other image you can use to represent yourself. Share with us on mlh.link/GHWForm .

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Interview Practice Bot
Create an AI-powered interview bot that can simulate different interview types (technical, behavioral, case study) and provide feedback on answers, speaking style, and even non-verbal cues. Submit your hacks to Devpost.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Work-Life Balance Tracker
Develop an app that monitors daily activities and suggests routines or adjustments to improve work-life balance, with features like tracking hours worked, breaks taken, and stress indicators. Submit to Devpost.

Learn more › 

WEB

Portfolio Builder using TinyMCE
Create a portfolio builder that uses TinyMCE and submit to Devpost!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Complete the GitHub Copilot Primer
Wondering how to get started with GitHub Copilot? This Primer makes it easy by giving you the templates, videos and step-by-step resources you need to get you started running, testing, debugging and pushing code using this instant cloud developer environment.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Use GitHub Copilot to complete any of this week's challenges
Sign up for the GitHub student developer pack to get free access to GitHub Copilot and use it to help you complete any of this week's coding-based challenges! Share your builds in a GitHub Discussion and our our Devpost page!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Find and follow Open Source Projects
Lists are a great way to keep all of your favorite GitHub Open Source projects organized. Go to or create a GitHub account. Find topics and projects that are interesting to you using the Explore button. Star 5 open source projects so that you can follow along and learn from its contributors.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Get an intro to Open Source
Open Source is a great way to gain practical experience for your resume! Complete the Intro to Open Source course by OpenSauced to begin your journey in collaborative development.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Make your first No code/Low code open source contribution
Open Source contributions can help you standout during your job search! Find a typo or deadlink in an OS project from Good First Issues, open a Pull Request to get it updated.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Contribute to Open Source by submitting an issue
Having a track record of your collaborative skills is important for developers early in their careers. GitHub Issues are items you can create in a repository to plan, discuss and track work. Go to GitHub’s Good First Issues, select a project, review their contribution guide and submit your first issue!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Start or answer a Discussion
GitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication forum for the community around an open source or internal project. Community members can ask and answer questions, share updates, have open-ended conversations, and follow along on decisions affecting the community's way of working. Start your own Open Source discussion or contribute to an existing one!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Build your first GitHub Action
Build your first GitHub Actions workflow by completing the GitHub Actions Essentials Learning Path.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Set up Defang CLI and Portal
Download and install the Defang CLI from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/#download) and register with Defang with your GitHub credentials using the "defang login" command (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_login). Also login to the Defang Portal (https://portal.defang.dev/) with the same GitHub credentials. The sample app you deployed in Challenge 1 should be visible here.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Create a simple app with "defang generate"
Defang supports generating new project outlines from a sample or using an AI model. Using this feature, you can describe what you would like the service to do and the CLI will generate a project outline with all the files required. Inspect the project source files and the Dockerfile and Compose file to ensure they are as expected. See: https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/generate-new-code-using-ai for more details.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Deploy a simple app to Defang Playground with "defang compose up"
You can deploy the app you created in Challenge 3 to the Defang Playground environment with a single command: "defang compose up" (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_compose_up). Verify the app is accessible on the Internet and test it. Inspect the app on the Defang Portal. If anything goes wrong, use the "defang debug" command to let the Defang AI assistant help you find and fix the issue.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Advanced Challenge: Enhance your application with advanced features for compute and/or storage.
Defang supports using GPUs in your applications - see https://docs.defang.io/docs/concepts/resources and https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/deploy-with-gpu#aws-account-with-gpu-access Defang also supports specifying persistent storage services in your application (e.g. Redis, PostgreSQL) - see https://docs.defang.io/blog/june-2024-product-update#managed-redis Use one or both of these features to take your application to the next level.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Attend a GitHub Sustainability talk and workshop
Learn about Green Software first hand from industry leaders and innovators!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Find and star your favorite Green Software project
Make sure to start your favorite projects so you can keep track of them! You can take it a step further and make a contribution to any of the Open Source projects you find; a great way to gain some important developer experience!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Take Climate Action!
Find a way to reduce your code's carbon footprint. To help you get started, here's a list of GitHub's top 10 tools to "green" your software.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Submit a pull request to a Green Open Source Project
What better way to continue your career journey than by contributing to Open Source? Having notable and documented experience through Open Source contributions can help you stand out during your job search!

Learn more › 

REGISTRATION

Join the MLH Discord
Join us at discord.mlh.io to keep in touch throughout the week.

Learn more › 

REGISTRATION

Fill out our Address Form
We want to send you swag! Fill out mlh.link/Address so where know where to ship the awesome swag you'll earn this week

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Setup
Share a photo of your hacking setup on twitter with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks! Link your post at mlh.link/GHWForm for points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Instagram
Follow MLH on Instagram to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Twitter
Follow MLH on Twitter to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your MLH Sticker Swag
Share a photo of your MLH Sticker Swag with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks. Link your post on mlh.link/GHWForm to earn points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on LinkedIn
Follow MLH on LinkedIn to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Refer a friend to GHW
Send a friend to GHW and get enter into a swag raffle by using our referral form! Share their email on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Data Week
Join us in December for a week of all things Data!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Beginners Week
Join us in November for a week of all things Beginners!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Make a Video About Global Hack Week
Create your own TikTok/Vertical Video about GHW. Submit a link on mlh.link/GHWForm.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Experience
Tag us on Twitter or LinkedIn, and let us know what you've enjoyed about Global Hack Week so far! Send a link to your post on mlh.link/GHWForms

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Create a Personal Blog
Blogs are a great way to share with the world the things you care about. Set up a personal blog and share it with us on this form!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Build a professional resume for yourself!
Keeping your Resume and LinkedIn up-to-date with the hackathons you’re attending and hacks you’re building is a great way to share with the community what you’re up to. Watch this video with Wei (https://mlh.link/resume-builder) and make a professional resume for yourself!

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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 mlh.link/GHWDevpost.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Paired programming session with another hacker
Meet up with another hacker to have a paired programming session. Feel free to work on the same challenge and submit it together! Send a screenshot as you work together and send it to mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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 Form.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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!

Learn more › 

DESIGN

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!

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

DESIGN

Design a Logo for Yourself!
Design a logo, avatar, or any other image you can use to represent yourself. Share with us on mlh.link/GHWForm .

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Interview Practice Bot
Create an AI-powered interview bot that can simulate different interview types (technical, behavioral, case study) and provide feedback on answers, speaking style, and even non-verbal cues. Submit your hacks to Devpost.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Work-Life Balance Tracker
Develop an app that monitors daily activities and suggests routines or adjustments to improve work-life balance, with features like tracking hours worked, breaks taken, and stress indicators. Submit to Devpost.

Learn more › 

WEB

Portfolio Builder using TinyMCE
Create a portfolio builder that uses TinyMCE and submit to Devpost!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Complete the GitHub Copilot Primer
Wondering how to get started with GitHub Copilot? This Primer makes it easy by giving you the templates, videos and step-by-step resources you need to get you started running, testing, debugging and pushing code using this instant cloud developer environment.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Use GitHub Copilot to complete any of this week's challenges
Sign up for the GitHub student developer pack to get free access to GitHub Copilot and use it to help you complete any of this week's coding-based challenges! Share your builds in a GitHub Discussion and our our Devpost page!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Find and follow Open Source Projects
Lists are a great way to keep all of your favorite GitHub Open Source projects organized. Go to or create a GitHub account. Find topics and projects that are interesting to you using the Explore button. Star 5 open source projects so that you can follow along and learn from its contributors.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Get an intro to Open Source
Open Source is a great way to gain practical experience for your resume! Complete the Intro to Open Source course by OpenSauced to begin your journey in collaborative development.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Make your first No code/Low code open source contribution
Open Source contributions can help you standout during your job search! Find a typo or deadlink in an OS project from Good First Issues, open a Pull Request to get it updated.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Contribute to Open Source by submitting an issue
Having a track record of your collaborative skills is important for developers early in their careers. GitHub Issues are items you can create in a repository to plan, discuss and track work. Go to GitHub’s Good First Issues, select a project, review their contribution guide and submit your first issue!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Start or answer a Discussion
GitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication forum for the community around an open source or internal project. Community members can ask and answer questions, share updates, have open-ended conversations, and follow along on decisions affecting the community's way of working. Start your own Open Source discussion or contribute to an existing one!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Build your first GitHub Action
Build your first GitHub Actions workflow by completing the GitHub Actions Essentials Learning Path.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Set up Defang CLI and Portal
Download and install the Defang CLI from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/#download) and register with Defang with your GitHub credentials using the "defang login" command (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_login). Also login to the Defang Portal (https://portal.defang.dev/) with the same GitHub credentials. The sample app you deployed in Challenge 1 should be visible here.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Create a simple app with "defang generate"
Defang supports generating new project outlines from a sample or using an AI model. Using this feature, you can describe what you would like the service to do and the CLI will generate a project outline with all the files required. Inspect the project source files and the Dockerfile and Compose file to ensure they are as expected. See: https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/generate-new-code-using-ai for more details.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Deploy a simple app to Defang Playground with "defang compose up"
You can deploy the app you created in Challenge 3 to the Defang Playground environment with a single command: "defang compose up" (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_compose_up). Verify the app is accessible on the Internet and test it. Inspect the app on the Defang Portal. If anything goes wrong, use the "defang debug" command to let the Defang AI assistant help you find and fix the issue.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Advanced Challenge: Enhance your application with advanced features for compute and/or storage.
Defang supports using GPUs in your applications - see https://docs.defang.io/docs/concepts/resources and https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/deploy-with-gpu#aws-account-with-gpu-access Defang also supports specifying persistent storage services in your application (e.g. Redis, PostgreSQL) - see https://docs.defang.io/blog/june-2024-product-update#managed-redis Use one or both of these features to take your application to the next level.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Attend a GitHub Sustainability talk and workshop
Learn about Green Software first hand from industry leaders and innovators!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Find and star your favorite Green Software project
Make sure to start your favorite projects so you can keep track of them! You can take it a step further and make a contribution to any of the Open Source projects you find; a great way to gain some important developer experience!

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Take Climate Action!
Find a way to reduce your code's carbon footprint. To help you get started, here's a list of GitHub's top 10 tools to "green" your software.

Learn more › 

PARTNER

Submit a pull request to a Green Open Source Project
What better way to continue your career journey than by contributing to Open Source? Having notable and documented experience through Open Source contributions can help you stand out during your job search!

Learn more › 

REGISTRATION

Join the MLH Discord
Join us at discord.mlh.io to keep in touch throughout the week.

Learn more › 

REGISTRATION

Fill out our Address Form
We want to send you swag! Fill out mlh.link/Address so where know where to ship the awesome swag you'll earn this week

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Setup
Share a photo of your hacking setup on twitter with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks! Link your post at mlh.link/GHWForm for points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Instagram
Follow MLH on Instagram to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on Twitter
Follow MLH on Twitter to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your MLH Sticker Swag
Share a photo of your MLH Sticker Swag with #GlobalHackWeek and @MLHacks. Link your post on mlh.link/GHWForm to earn points.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Follow MLH on LinkedIn
Follow MLH on LinkedIn to keep up to date with hacker events! Share a screenshot of your follow on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Refer a friend to GHW
Send a friend to GHW and get enter into a swag raffle by using our referral form! Share their email on mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Data Week
Join us in December for a week of all things Data!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Register for Beginners Week
Join us in November for a week of all things Beginners!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Make a Video About Global Hack Week
Create your own TikTok/Vertical Video about GHW. Submit a link on mlh.link/GHWForm.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Share your Experience
Tag us on Twitter or LinkedIn, and let us know what you've enjoyed about Global Hack Week so far! Send a link to your post on mlh.link/GHWForms

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Create a Personal Blog
Blogs are a great way to share with the world the things you care about. Set up a personal blog and share it with us on this form!

Learn more › 

NO CODE

Build a professional resume for yourself!
Keeping your Resume and LinkedIn up-to-date with the hackathons you’re attending and hacks you’re building is a great way to share with the community what you’re up to. Watch this video with Wei (https://mlh.link/resume-builder) and make a professional resume for yourself!

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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 mlh.link/GHWDevpost.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

Paired programming session with another hacker
Meet up with another hacker to have a paired programming session. Feel free to work on the same challenge and submit it together! Send a screenshot as you work together and send it to mlh.link/GHWForm

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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 Form.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

BEGINNER

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.

Learn more › 

NO CODE

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!

Learn more › 

DESIGN

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!

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BEGINNER

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.

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DESIGN

Design a Logo for Yourself!
Design a logo, avatar, or any other image you can use to represent yourself. Share with us on mlh.link/GHWForm .

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Interview Practice Bot
Create an AI-powered interview bot that can simulate different interview types (technical, behavioral, case study) and provide feedback on answers, speaking style, and even non-verbal cues. Submit your hacks to Devpost.

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Work-Life Balance Tracker
Develop an app that monitors daily activities and suggests routines or adjustments to improve work-life balance, with features like tracking hours worked, breaks taken, and stress indicators. Submit to Devpost.

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WEB

Portfolio Builder using TinyMCE
Create a portfolio builder that uses TinyMCE and submit to Devpost!

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Complete the GitHub Copilot Primer
Wondering how to get started with GitHub Copilot? This Primer makes it easy by giving you the templates, videos and step-by-step resources you need to get you started running, testing, debugging and pushing code using this instant cloud developer environment.

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Use GitHub Copilot to complete any of this week's challenges
Sign up for the GitHub student developer pack to get free access to GitHub Copilot and use it to help you complete any of this week's coding-based challenges! Share your builds in a GitHub Discussion and our our Devpost page!

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Find and follow Open Source Projects
Lists are a great way to keep all of your favorite GitHub Open Source projects organized. Go to or create a GitHub account. Find topics and projects that are interesting to you using the Explore button. Star 5 open source projects so that you can follow along and learn from its contributors.

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Get an intro to Open Source
Open Source is a great way to gain practical experience for your resume! Complete the Intro to Open Source course by OpenSauced to begin your journey in collaborative development.

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Make your first No code/Low code open source contribution
Open Source contributions can help you standout during your job search! Find a typo or deadlink in an OS project from Good First Issues, open a Pull Request to get it updated.

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Contribute to Open Source by submitting an issue
Having a track record of your collaborative skills is important for developers early in their careers. GitHub Issues are items you can create in a repository to plan, discuss and track work. Go to GitHub’s Good First Issues, select a project, review their contribution guide and submit your first issue!

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Start or answer a Discussion
GitHub Discussions is a collaborative communication forum for the community around an open source or internal project. Community members can ask and answer questions, share updates, have open-ended conversations, and follow along on decisions affecting the community's way of working. Start your own Open Source discussion or contribute to an existing one!

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Build your first GitHub Action
Build your first GitHub Actions workflow by completing the GitHub Actions Essentials Learning Path.

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Set up Defang CLI and Portal
Download and install the Defang CLI from the Defang homepage (https://defang.io/#download) and register with Defang with your GitHub credentials using the "defang login" command (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_login). Also login to the Defang Portal (https://portal.defang.dev/) with the same GitHub credentials. The sample app you deployed in Challenge 1 should be visible here.

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Create a simple app with "defang generate"
Defang supports generating new project outlines from a sample or using an AI model. Using this feature, you can describe what you would like the service to do and the CLI will generate a project outline with all the files required. Inspect the project source files and the Dockerfile and Compose file to ensure they are as expected. See: https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/generate-new-code-using-ai for more details.

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Deploy a simple app to Defang Playground with "defang compose up"
You can deploy the app you created in Challenge 3 to the Defang Playground environment with a single command: "defang compose up" (https://docs.defang.io/docs/cli/defang_compose_up). Verify the app is accessible on the Internet and test it. Inspect the app on the Defang Portal. If anything goes wrong, use the "defang debug" command to let the Defang AI assistant help you find and fix the issue.

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Advanced Challenge: Enhance your application with advanced features for compute and/or storage.
Defang supports using GPUs in your applications - see https://docs.defang.io/docs/concepts/resources and https://docs.defang.io/docs/tutorials/deploy-with-gpu#aws-account-with-gpu-access Defang also supports specifying persistent storage services in your application (e.g. Redis, PostgreSQL) - see https://docs.defang.io/blog/june-2024-product-update#managed-redis Use one or both of these features to take your application to the next level.

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Attend a GitHub Sustainability talk and workshop
Learn about Green Software first hand from industry leaders and innovators!

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Find and star your favorite Green Software project
Make sure to start your favorite projects so you can keep track of them! You can take it a step further and make a contribution to any of the Open Source projects you find; a great way to gain some important developer experience!

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Take Climate Action!
Find a way to reduce your code's carbon footprint. To help you get started, here's a list of GitHub's top 10 tools to "green" your software.

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Submit a pull request to a Green Open Source Project
What better way to continue your career journey than by contributing to Open Source? Having notable and documented experience through Open Source contributions can help you stand out during your job search!

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