The 2017 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 17, 2017 will have the opportunity to participate in the contest. Eligible teams will have 24 hours — starting Friday March 3rd 2017 at 8PM EST and ending Saturday March 4th 2017 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 3rd.

Quick Stats

92 Teams from 26 countries represented

57 entries submitted at the end of the hackathon

Here is a list of all submission videos.

Winning Teams

92 Teams from 26 countries being represented in this year’s Hackathon. Here is the breakdown:

USA – 21 India – 19 Australia – 6 Belarus – 3 Belgium – 3 Canada – 3 Ecuador – 3 Jordan – 3 Poland – 3 Brazil – 2 Germany – 2 Sri Lanka – 2 UK – 2 Ukraine – 2 USA, India – 2 Canada, India – 1 Denmark , USA – 1 Ecuador, Cuba – 1 Egypt – 1 Hungary – 1 Macedonia – 1 Macedonia and U.K. – 1 Netherlands/Serbia – 1 New Zealand – 1 Pakistan – 1 Serbia – 1 Spain – 1 Switzerland – 1 The Netherlands – 1 USA, U.K. – 1 USA, Australia – 1

Final Ideas for the Hackathon

Azure PaaS Module

Sitecore on Azure Web Apps opens a whole world of potential, it’s up to you to create a module that can help you and others in any way possible.

Sitecore Experience Accelerator

With its components based architecture SXA is the ideal candidate for a module. Give you creativity a boost and try to develop a module that can be used in conjunction with SXA.

Habitat

If you are a Sitecore developer you must have heard of Habitat. There are numerous way Habitat can be used and extended. Do you have an idea on missing functionality? This is your moment to shine and share you Habitat module

Data Exchange Framework

Sitecore has always been used to integrate with various other systems. Now with the Data Exchange Framework Sitecore provides a framework that takes care of all the scaffolding and allows you to focus on the actual integration. Go wild and create an integration that helps you and others.

Entry Submission Requirements

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 4th 2017 at 8PM EST. The modules should be based on Sitecore 8.2 rev. 161221 (Update-2).

Sitecore 8.2 Module (Module install package)

Module Code 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 (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



FAQs

Q. How many members can be in each team?

A. There can only be 3 team members maximum in a team.

Q. Can I team up with other members not in the same organization and form a team?

A. Absolutely, you can team up with any other Sitecore developer to form a team.

Q. Do we have to work on our module all 24 hours of the hackathon?

A. No, you can schedule your time and delegate appropriately. You can use as much or as little of the 24 hours to build your module.

Q. I am a one man band but want to participate, what can I do?

A. We see this every year, where we find either an individual or a team of two, get in touch with me. I can try to pair you up with others in the similar situation and help you form a team.

Prizes

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.

This year we will also be giving out Physical Trophies (1 per team) to showcase them on your desk and also a Digital Badge to showcase on your website or blog.

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 all three Hedgehog tools!

Here is a message from Hedgehog:

TDS is globally accepted by individuals to enterprise teams for Sitecore development and deployment methods. It reduces deployment time by allowing developers to leverage a continuous integration or automated deployment strategy while seamlessly merging changes.

Razl allows developers to have a complete side by side comparison between two Sitecore databases; highlighting features that are missing or not up to date. Razl also gives developers the ability to simply move the item from one database to another.

Feydra is Sitecore front-end development done your way. It bridges the gap and eliminates friction between front-end and back-end developers, allowing front-end to work with the tools that they’re used to while eliminating the need to create individual Sitecore instances and upgrades for each developer.

Take this opportunity to try each platform for free and experience the difference for yourself.

To maximize the Hackathon experience, Hedgehog will be offering all Hackathon participants 2-week free trial licenses for TDS Classic, Razl and Feydra for use during the competition. The licenses will be valid February 25, 2017 to March 11, 2017 to give teams plenty of time to set them up, configure and enjoy them!

No purchase necessary. Must 21 years or older at time of entry. Registration deadline TBD. Additional terms, conditions and restrictions apply. See Official Rules for complete details, including judging criteria and prize details.

Judges

Community Judges Michael Reynolds -

Kamruz Jaman -

Anders Laub -

Richard Hauer - Sitecore Adam Conn

Christof Claessens (Microsoft)

Ciaran McAuliffe

John Field

Katrien De Graeve (Microsoft)

Kern Herskind Nightingale

Mark van Aalst

Tamas Varga

Thomas Eldblom