We are thrilled to announce the winners of our hackathon, which took place from April 26th to May 26th. This event brought together developers of all skill levels to create, learn, and connect. Participants showcased their talents, acquired new skills, and met fellow developers, all while building creative applications using EdgeDB, Vercel, and EdgeDB Cloud.
The hackathon was a huge success, with over 100 participants and 30 projects submitted. We were impressed by the quality and creativity of the projects, which ranged from design inspiration tools to conversational forms and AI debaters.
We would like to thank our judges for their time and expertise in evaluating the projects. Our judges were:
We were amazed by the creativity and technical prowess displayed by all participants. After careful deliberation, our judges have selected the winners. Here are the projects that stood out:
First Prize: Agroecology Wiki
Prize: $5000
Website: gororobas.com
An impressive project that consolidates agroecology knowledge from multiple sources, creating a comprehensive wiki where anyone can contribute. This project exemplifies EdgeDB’s ability to handle complex data relationships and knowledge graphs.
Second Prize: Lookfeel
Prize: $3000
Website: lookfeel.io
Lookfeel is a design inspiration tool for developers to generate, visualize, and discover beautiful themes for UI projects. It showcases how EdgeDB can be used to enhance design processes.
Explore the details on the README.
Third Prize: Webble
Prize: $1000
Website: webble.co
Webble enables the creation of conversational forms that replace traditional forms. These forms are engaging and have higher conversion rates, making them useful for customer support, feedback collection, and surveys.
Learn more in this blog post.
Special Category Prizes
Funniest Project: AI Debater
Prize: $1000
Team: AI Debaters
In the spirit of fun and innovation, we decided to grant the award to AI Debater. This project uses multiple AI models to argue different topics, aiming to generate crowd-sourced debates. The results are analyzed for model performance and persuasiveness, contributing to the development of more humane AI.
Discord Champion
Prize: $1000
Congratulations to monsieurpigeon for winning the Discord champion category! This award goes to the participant who was most helpful to others in our Discord community. Thank you for your valuable contributions and for helping to make our hackathon a success.
Summary
Thank you to all participants for making our hackathon a huge success. We look forward to seeing you at future events!
You can browse all the projects in the gallery . We will soon update the landing page to highlight the winners.
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