Hack The Burgh is a yearly hackathon hosted by University of Edinburgh students. It is open to any student currently enrolled in full-time further education or those who have graduated less than a year ago. It is a great place to learn or practice programming, with a variety of challenges and talks from our sponsers.
Prizes
HackTheBurgh X Challenge
Hackiest Hack
Build something over the top, over engineered and held together with tape and string. Use your imagination! Win a baby Blahaj shark :D
Most Entreprenuerial Potential
Automation using AI
Best Use of Taipy
Wireless Headphones
Taipy is a powerful yet easy to use open-source Python library for creating full stack web applications! If you’re a Python developer, this library enables you to build interactive and dynamic graphical user interfaces and support them with data-driven backends. All of these functionalities are just a pip install taipy away and can cut your development time in half! Use Taipy in your hackathon project for a chance to win a set of Wireless Headphones for you and each of your team members, as well as a chance to have your project featured on the Taipy website!
Best Use of Kintone
Breadboard IoT Kit
Still not sure what backend to use in your hack? Kintone is a low-code web database that lets you set up your backend in minutes. It's beginner friendly, allowing you to customize your Kintone app using nothing but JavaScript and HTML. If you're interested in IoT, your team can snag a FREE microcontroller by signing up for Kintone and visiting the MLH table. If you use Kintone in your hackathon project, you'll have a chance to win a breadboard IoT kit to power up the hardware hacking for each member of your team!
Best Demo
Best Use of TinyMCE
3D Printing Pen
TinyMCE is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Adding a Rich Text Editor component has never been easier! Alongside functionality like bold, italics, underlines, hyperlinks, or titles (to name a few), the editor also allows users to enable HTML tags, MarkDown or CSS. TinyMCE even gives you the ability to edit your text elements directly with no code, similar to the way you would edit a word document but with even more practical hackathon use cases.
TinyMCE also has dozens of plugins that allow developers to customize their user’s experience. From implementing accessibility checkers, autocorrect, and enhanced image editing to utilizing emoticons, adding responsive design with auto resize and even a ChatGPT AI Assistant. If your hackathon project accepts ANY type of text input, you can use TinyMCE to take it to the next level.
Signup for TinyMCE for a free trial and get started today, no credit card required! To qualify for the Best Use of TinyMCE prize category, be sure to render the editor with a Tiny Cloud account for a chance to win a 3D Printing Pen for you and each of your team members!
Best Use of Cloud
GameDev Co-Op
Best Domain Name from GoDaddy Registry
Hack from Home kit
GoDaddy Registry is giving you everything you need to be the best hacker no matter where you are. Register your domain name with GoDaddy Registry for a chance to win a Hack from Home Kit! Each Kit contains wireless earbuds, blue light glasses, selfie ring light and a pouch for easy transport.
System Administration Mastery
Most Scalable Solution
Mastering trading with AI - Optiver
Best Financial Data Hack
Devpost Achievements
Submitting to this hackathon could earn you:
Judges
Harsh Goel
Ali Abdelaal
Fergus White
Vincent Danys
Delia McGrath
Morgan Daniel
Nik Peleshatyi
Katarzyna Zawistowska
Karl Southern
Chives
Judging Criteria
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Innovation / Creativity
The solution should demonstrate a unique approach to addressing the problem or opportunity identified, and should offer a novel solution that has not been previously developed or implemented. -
Impact
The solution should have a positive impact on a large scale, and should be clearly articulated and supported by evidence or research. It can be measured in terms of the number of people or communities affected, and degree of improvement achieved. -
Feasibility
The solution should be realistic and feasible, taking into account the available resources and time constraints. The solution should have a clear path to implementation, and should be scalable and sustainable over the long-term. -
Presentation / Quality of Solution
The team should present their solution clearly and effectively to the judges, demonstrating their understanding of the problem and their solution. The code should be clean, efficient and scalable, and the presentations should be clear and concise.
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