What is GHW?
Global Hack Week (GHW) is a recurring event organized by Major League Hacking (MLH). Yes, they do like their acronyms, just like in the world of programming 😅.
I find it really interesting for newcomers to programming or even experienced devs in one area who want a taste of what other types of programming are out there.
What is the format?
Sessions / Workshops
With different hosts during a week focused around a subject, this time it was Beginners Week from January 5th to 11th 2024, but they range from Al/ML Week to Games week, APIs, Security, Cloud to name a few.
Some of the sessions topics this time are:
Intro to Web Development
GitHub Basics - Tricks and Tips
Building your first iOS App
Building a Portfolio with HTML, CSS, and JavaScript
Cybersecurity Essentials for Developers
Check all the sessions topics here.
Challenges / Hacks
They range from:
Redeeming the GHW partner's offers, like a free domain at Porkbun (my favorite registrar) to use in your projects for free for 1 year!
Writing your first
Hello World!program, a definite rite of passage for all of us.Different types of coding challenges or solving a leetcode problem.
Filling out their Address Form to get mailed some sweet SWAG stikers for free!
All types of encouraging things, for example: trying a new tool like GitHub Copilot, a no-code tool, or a new programming language or technology.
Check all the challenges here.
Is it free and how can I attend?
You can find this week's event at ghw.mlh.io it is free to register and online over Twitch and YouTube, so anyone can participate.
And if you are reading this after Jan 11th, register for next month's event around AI/ML that goes from Feb 9th to 15th, 2024 here ai-ml-week.
Check the calendar of future events at the MLH website.
Tip: Use ⌘Cmd/⌃Ctrl + F to look for Digital Only or for Global Hack Week events if you can't attend in person.
I will definitely keep attending future weeks and hope to see you in the sessions' chat. My username is JFMadridC. If you see me in the chat, say hi! 👋.