Sitecore Hackathon 2018

The 2018 Sitecore Hackathon is a free online community driven event organized by Akshay Sura and supported by Sitecore. (Shout out to Pieter and Mark).

Teams that have signed up by 6 pm EST February 16, 2018 will have the opportunity to participate in the contest. Eligible teams will have 24 hours — starting Friday March 2nd 2018 at 8PM EST and ending Saturday March 3rd 2018 at 8PM EST – to build and submit a Sitecore module best implementing the idea for the Hackathon, as determined by our panel of judges. The idea(s) will be announced an hour before the Hackathon starts on March 2nd.

• 74 Teams from 25 countries represented
• 28 entries submitted at the end of the hackathon (this hackathon was particularly difficult as they were so many new things to try)
• Winning Teams

74 Teams from 25 countries being represented in this year’s Hackathon:

1. Australia
2. Belarus
3. Belgium
4. Brazil
5. Ecuador
6. Canada
7. Cuba
8. Dubai
9. Germany
10. Hungary
11. India
12. Jordan
13. Mauritius
14. Netherlands
15. New Zealand
16. Pakistan
17. Poland
18. Russia
19. Spain
20. Sri Lanka
21. Switzerland
22. UAE
23. UK
24. USA
25. Vietnam

All teams are required to submit the following as part of their entry submission on or before the end of the Hackathon on Saturday March 3rd 2018 at 8PM EST. The modules should be based on Sitecore 9.0 rev. 171219 (Update-1).

• Sitecore 9.0 Module (Module install package)
• Module Code in the Git source repository (Provided)
  • Cleanliness of code
  • Commenting where necessary
  • Code Structure
  • Standard coding standards & naming conventions
• Precise and Clear Installation Instructions document (1 – 2 pages)
• Module usage documentation on Readme.md file on the Git Repository (2 – 5 pages)
  • Module Purpose
  • Module Sitecore Hackathon Category
  • How does the end user use the Module?
  • Screenshots, etc.
• Create a 2 – 10 minutes video explaining the module’s functionality (A link to youtube video)
  • What problem was solved
  • How did you solve it
  • What is the end result

1. Community Judges
   • Michael Reynolds –
   • Kamruz Jaman –
   • Anders Laub –
   • Jason Wilkerson –
   • Mark Cassidy –
   • Neil Shack –
   • Una Verhoeven –
   • Alex Washtell –
2. Sitecore
   • Rob Earlam
   • Mark van Aalst
   • Alex Shyba
   • Adam Najmanowicz
   • Jason St-Cyr

The winning teams will each receive a $100 Amazon gift card per team member, making the total $300 per team. The Amazon gift cards will be emailed to the email addresses on file no later than 10 days after the winning team is announced. If Amazon gift cards are not available in the region, alternate arrangements will be made.

We will showcase your company logo and/or your team photo on this website.

As a bonus, Hedgehog is sponsoring prizes for this years Hackathon. Category winners will each receive FREE licenses for Razl 4!

Here is a message from Hedgehog:
Compare & Merge Sitecore Databases at High Speed with Razl 4.0

The latest version of Razl stays true to its core function: it allows developers to have a complete side by side comparison between two Sitecore databases. Helping our users get their work done faster is always our goal, so we’ve added performance improvements and streamlined workflow including:

• Multi-threaded copy offers a huge time savings in moving items between servers.
• Custom field specific editor controls for editing/comparing multi-list fields, link fields, and Presentation Details.
• Toolbar search function allows developers to use the internal Sitecore search to find items, searching both servers simultaneously and displaying the result in the Deep Compare area.
• Improved multi-selection of items makes the tool much easier to use and improves the experience with Deep Compare.

1. No purchase necessary.
2. Must 21 years or older at time of entry.
3. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions apply.