UPCOMING
HackFrost Winter Hackathon
Network, build projects and showcase your best ideas this winter
29 Nov - 1 Dec
Prizes worth: 10,000$+
HackFrost 2024 Stats
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π Huge thanks to Kunal Kushwaha and the amazing team at WeMakeDevs for organizing the very first Hackathon around Kestra! With over 2,000 participants all around the world, it was an incredible success and a true honor to see such brilliant developers using Kestra to create innovative and original projects. π
Congratulations to all the participants of HackFrost Kestra βοΈ and to the standout teams in categories like Best Documentation, Best Sustainability Project, Best Open Source Practices, Solo Project Track, AI/ML Project, Best Use of Kestra, Best UI/UX Project. π
What an inspiring milestone for the Kestra community! π
Emmanuel Darras
CEO, Kestra
Participants testimonials
Thanks for organizing this hackathon @WeMakeDevs Team. I learned a lot through this Hackathon. And thanks @kestra_io for providing community support. I learned a lot on integrations on the backend side of the application.
My project on unique music app MuseSnap was not part of the winning projects, but I got to learn a lot through this Hackathon, especially the limited time interval pressure, which kept me motivated to work on all the features.
Wrapped up #HackFrost2024!! π It was a very great experience building with @kestra_io and a very good organization by @WeMakeDevs Excited for the results!!!
I had the amazing opportunity to be part of this incredible hackathon hosted by WeMakeDevs and sponsored by Kestra. It was a thrilling experience collaborating, innovating, and learning alongside talented individuals.
Huge thanks to WeMakeDevs, Kunal Kushwaha, and Kestra for organizing such a brilliant hackathon and fostering a platform for creativity and innovation. Iβm excited to continue building and exploring new possibilities in the tech space! π
Honored to have participated in the @Hackfrost Kestra Winter Hackathon 2024! It was amazing to connect with like-minded individuals, share knowledge, and work on exciting challenges. Kudos to WeMakeDevs and Kestra for hosting such an enriching event!
A shoutout to the amazing team! A big shoutout to Kunal Kushwaha, Will Russell from Kestra, and the entire WeMakeDevs team for organizing such an awesome event. And a special thanks to Aayush Sharma for being our ever-patient and super helpful guide!
A huge and heartfelt thank you to this incredible team. Your dedication, creativity, and support made every moment of this hackathon unforgettable. π I learned so much from the late-night debugging, brainstorming sessions, and unwavering teamwork.
WHAT PARTICIPANTS GAINED
- Networking Opportunities: Engaged with peers, industry leaders, and potential mentors who shared a passion for technology.
- Skill Development: Participated in hands-on workshops to learn new skills and enhance existing ones. The hackathon setting fostered practical learning and problem-solving, ensuring participant stay at the forefront of technological advancements.
- Access to Advanced Tools: Worked with cutting-edge tools and technologies provided by our sponsors, gaining experience with industry-leading software and platforms.
- Prizes Worth Over $10,000: Competed for substantial rewards that recognized their hard work and innovation, adding value to their professional achievements.
- Contribute to Innovation: Made a meaningful impact in the open-source community. Participant project inspired real-world applications and influenced future developments.
Prizes
Winning Prizes
Side Quest
Top 20 people who star Kestra on Github and share their hackathon experience on socials using #HackFrost2024 will get an exclusive swag bag.
Other Prizes
Sponsor
Kestra is a Unified Orchestration Platform for scheduling and orchestration that simplifies complicated data pipelines and processes. Kestra gives developers the freedom to concentrate on creativity and execution rather than the complexities of infrastructure administration by providing a complete platform. It offers a user-friendly visual interface for process design, which both technical and non-technical people may efficiently utilize.
Kestra adeptly addresses common infrastructure orchestration challenges with a suite of features including a Visual Workflow Designer that provides a visual topology for developers and editable configurations for team members, a Scalable Architecture designed for large-scale and high-load environments through horizontal scalability, Comprehensive Monitoring Tools that offer detailed insights for quick issue resolution and system reliability, Simplified Management by consolidating various tasks into a single platform, and Realtime Triggers that automate workflows based on specific events, enhancing response times and procedural efficiency.
Judging Criteria
- Potential Impact: Assesses the extent to which the solution can address a significant need.
- Creativity & Originality: Considers the uniqueness and innovation behind the idea.
- Learning: Measures the learning and growth demonstrated by the team during the project development.
- Implementation of the Idea: Examines how well the concept was executed by the developer or team.
- Aesthetics: Reviews the UI/UX of the project for intuitiveness and user-friendliness.