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Building a Hackathon Project Hackathons are a fantastic way to level up and learn new skills. They provide an opportunity to work on exciting projects, collaborate with others, and push your limits in a short amount of time. I’m extremely thankful that Bandwidth has just finished hosting our second annual hackathon. We made many improvements over last year, both in the event itself and in the projects that were built. Planning Just a quick note before we dive into the projects: as a part of the Hackathon’s planning committee, I had the opportunity to directly impact the event itself. It was great being able to see how these events get put together from behind the scenes and how many great people we have at Bandwidth that are passionate about making these events successful. ...

Hackathon 2025 - Handbrake Welcome to my Hackathon 2025 Handbrake project! This project was developed as part of a challenging 48-hour hackathon, designed to push the boundaries of rapid innovation. It aims to revolutionize the way we handle message validation in the telecommunications industry. By leveraging advanced AI and machine learning techniques, we provide a robust solution for ensuring message content aligns with predefined use cases and summaries. We had a team of 5 engineers who worked long hours to bring this project to life and we succeeded far beyond what we had expected going into the hackathon! ...

Building a Portfolio & Dev Blog It is increasingly more common to find developers with personal portfolios (and sometimes, blogs!) to showcase their skills, projects, and experiences. At this point in my career, I felt like a simple resume wasn’t enough to encapsulate all of the hard work that I’ve put into my craft. I wanted a platform where I could not only display my projects but also share my thoughts on various tech topics. ...