hackathons and coding competitions

Name: hackathons and coding competitions
Creator: Nicheloom
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Recent window: last 5.4 months (2026-05-01 → 2026-10-11), compared with the prior 5.4 months.

horizontal · 11 members · Data as of 2026-10-14

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Better mobile/smaller screen layout handling (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Define 'circuit' terminology on the landing page (1)
Raised on zkGolf
Fix dynamic content reflow on mobile (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Sponsored credits so all competitors use same frontier model (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes

Cheating via measuring cost only on best-case inputs with trivial zero cost (1)
Raised on zkGolf
Different AI models have unequal access/cost implications (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Mobile responsiveness issues despite desktop optimization (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Page stuttering and jumping during rendering (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Pay-to-win aspect undermines fairness of competition (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Smaller screen/mobile layout breaks with longer text (1)
Raised on I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes
Term 'circuit' poorly defined - confusing with silicon design (1)
Raised on zkGolf
Unclear if this is a dataset fishing operation for training LLMs on Lean proofs (1)
Raised on zkGolf

Members

Name	Source	Upvotes ▲	Launched
Builder Battles	PH	3	2026-09-20
AI Vibe Coding Hackathon	HN	5	2026-01-11
I'm organizing a vibe coding game dev competition	HN	7	2026-04-11
HackRICE	GITHUB	7	2026-09-12
226a4192-Hack-with-Hyderabad-	GITHUB	8	2026-09-23
hackout-carbon-bridge	GITHUB	10	2026-09-11
dark-factory-wearedevs	GITHUB	11	2026-09-25
I built a one-prompt hackathon platform, free entry, sponsored prizes	HN	11	2026-07-13
hacktoberfest-hack-day-2026	GITHUB	12	2026-09-30
bhopal-impact-lab-2026-problem-statements	GITHUB	13	2026-10-11
zkGolf	HN	69	2026-07-02