Build powerful, modern apps and APIs with the Hasura Hackathon in March 🚀

# Build powerful, modern apps and APIs with the Hasura Hackathon in March 🚀 ## Your chance to build an open-source app & APIs with Hasura and win some serious cash prizes and swags! Hey Hashnoders 👋, we've decided to continue the strike for the 3rd month in a row with another **huge** hackathon. Presenting to you the **Hasura x Hashnode** Hackathon! 🎉 ## About Hasura [Hasura](https://hasura.io/?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hackathon) offers instant GraphQL APIs for your data within minutes for free! Run Hasura, locally or in the cloud, and connect it to your new or existing databases to instantly get a production-grade GraphQL API. Hasura: - Is compatible with all GraphQL tooling - Works with Postgres and SQL Server Hasura’s built-in RLS style authorization engine allows you to conveniently specify authorization rules at a model level, and safely expose the GraphQL API to developers inside or outside your organization. 🔐 ## About The Hackathon 🎒 Build an open-source app or APIs using Hasura. Publish an article on your Hashnode blog about the process of building and launching your app for a chance to win one of **15 cash prizes**! If this is your first time using Hasura, there is a well-written and comprehensive [documentation](https://hasura.io/docs/latest/graphql/core/index.html?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hackathon) available to help you. Hasura makes data access easy, by instantly composing a GraphQL API that is backed by databases and services so that the developer (or API consumers) get immediately productive. ## How to Participate 📄 1. [Sign up](https://hasura.io/?utm_source=hashnode&utm_medium=blog&utm_campaign=hackathon) on Hasura's platform 2. Build an open-source app & API using one of Hasura's services 3. Launch your app by publishing an article on your Hashnode blog - no blog yet? Set it up [here](https://hashnode.com/onboard) 4. Don't forget to add [#Hasura](https://hashnode.com/n/hasura) and [#HasuraHackathon](https://hashnode.com/n/hasurahackathon) hashtags to your article! This is how we know who's in 5. Share your article on social media - be sure to tag [@HasuraHQ](https://twitter.com/hasurahq) and [@hashnode](https://twitter.com/hashnode) so we can spread the love! ## Hackathon Prizes 🏆 This time around, we've got 5 Grand Prizes and 10 Runner Up Prizes on the line. ### ✨ 5 Grand Prizes - 1000 USD - Hasura Credits worth 1000 USD - Hashnode T-shirts - Hashnode Mugs ### ✨ 10 Runner Up Prizes - 500 USD - Hasura Credits worth 500 USD - Hashnode T-shirts - Hashnode Mugs ### ✨ Participation Prizes Hackathon participation badge for all the participants ## Evaluation Criteria 🔍 Projects will be judged based on the following criteria: - Product Thinking: Usefulness of the project be in a real-world scenario. Completeness of the features implemented. - UI/UX: The overall look, layout, color usage, and positioning in the application. - Code: Quality (clean code, proper naming conventions, use of linter); use of best practices. - Completeness of the article: The blog should cover all aspects of your project. What inspired you to create this project? What problem does the project address? How did you build it? - Comprehensibility: Try to avoid esoteric jargon in your article. Use simple language to convey your thoughts. ## Winners Selection 💬 Winners will be selected by the teams at Hashnode and Hasura at the end of the month. Results will be announced in the first week of April. ### Important Dates and Rules 📅 - Mar 1st, 2022 (00:00 PT): Hackathon begins. - Mar 31st, 2022 (23:59 PT): Deadline for submissions. ## Need Help? 🙋‍♀️ Join the hackathon channel on Hashnode's [Discord server](https://discord.com/invite/qsAQfxX) or come talk to us on Twitter at [@hashnode](https://twitter.com/hashnode). We can't wait to see your projects! Good luck. ✌ ---- *By participating in this hackathon, you agree to [the rules laid out here](https://hashnode.com/hackathon-rules). Please read them carefully before proceeding. All projects submitted in this hackathon should be open source with MIT or other standard open-source licenses.* --- Love this Hackathon? Spread the word: %[https://twitter.com/hashnode/status/1498630717072293888]