OpenShift-based hackathon offers cash prizes for building cloud-native apps

Hackathons are a time honored tradition in the software industry. They stem from a time when software developers had to stay up all night hacking away at their code while the time sharing machine had free cycles. At 4 AM, it’s easier to book time on the room-sized PDP-10.

Rather than cram all of that excitement and creativity into a single evening or weekend, however, we at Red Hat kicked off our CodeShift Hackathon on September 26, 2023. The competition is now open and will remain on-going until November 13, 2023, when submissions must be provided to our panel of judges.

Those judges will be making their decision on December 12, 2023.

Just what exactly are we looking for in this hackathon?

Event Details

The hackathon will explore cloud-native development with Red Hat's OpenShift application platform including Java runtimes (Quarkus, Spring Boot), event-driven architecture with Apache Kafka, integration with Apache Camel, SSO, APIs, microservices, and more. Developers will also be able to build, deploy, and scale intelligent applications using Red Hat OpenShift Data Science and Intel's AI/ML technologies.

With such an array of technologies to choose from, there’s a vast ocean of possibilities for building out your dreams. Gather your team and register now to get access and get started!

Dates: September 26th - November 13th (Winner Announcement on December 12th)

Prizes ($70,000): Best Overall ($35,000), 2nd Place ($15,000), 3rd Place ($10,000), Runner Ups ($5,000 /ea)

Weekly Office Hours: We're here to support you every step of the way! Join our weekly office hours from September 26th to November 13th to get guidance and insights.

Registration Link: Register Now