Community Hackathon: Explore the New Grid System

Participate in Unqork’s second Community Hackathon and showcase the power of using no-code! 

Challenge yourself to build a custom application with Unqork and compete with other developers for one-of-a-kind prizes. The finalists will be invited to demo their work during a live Use Case Showcase event in front of a panel of esteemed Unqork judges to determine the winners.

Prizes include Unqork Swag, coveted Community badges, and a year’s worth of bragging rights! Additionally, all participants in this Hackathon will receive 100 points and the Hackathon Participant badge on their community profile. 
 

The Challenge

Create a working software application on the Unqork platform that showcases Unqork’s enhanced grid system from our Spring 2022 Release.
 

Requirements

• Build your application in Unqork’s Training environment.
• Must use at least two of the new grid system components (Dynamic, Uniform, and Freeform grids)
• Must be a working application that can be demoed via Express view

Evaluation Criteria

• Usage of the new grids, with an emphasis on the grids being the “star” the application. (Bonus points for using all three of the new grids: Dynamic, Uniform, and Freeform.)
• The more sophisticated the application, the better
• We will be looking for original and creative application use cases
• Showcases the power of Unqork by including integrations, workflow operations, and a clean application styling in their application use case
• Creativity and polish of the accompanying demo video
• Bonus points: use of Marketplace accelerators to add functionality and speed up your build! (Note: The utility of the asset matters; bonus points will be weighted by the impact and effectiveness of the functionality added to your application.)

See examples from our first hackathon here or in our Use Case Showcase forum.

The Process

1. Sign-up using the button above: This is how you receive the submission form and also let us know you plan to participate. 
2. Build on your own: This is an asynchronous hackathon for our Creators all around the world!
3. Submit your app: Use the submission form (emailed to you in step 1) to submit the following:
   1. Short video explanation of the application (~5 minutes)
   2. Short description of the application 
   3. Screenshot of their application
   4. Link to application in the training environment

The Timeline

• Aug 1: Hackathon Launch
• Aug 26: Submission Deadline
• Sept 1-15: Judges review and select finalists
• *Sept 16: Participants notified, schedule live showcase with finalists
• *Oct 5: Live Showcase of Finalists

*Dates subject to change

For more information and frequently asked questions, see this post: 

The Prizes

Our judges will determine 3-4 finalists to invite to our live showcase event. On the showcase, finalists will demo and explain their application. The winners will 

Additionally, all participants in this Hackathon will receive 100 points and the Hackathon Participant badge on their community profile. 
 

Judges

• @Nick Gamble, Head of Evangelism
• @Patrick Quinn, Lead Product Manager
• @SarahCarver, Senior Vice President, Product Marketing
• @Robert Heintz, Vice President, Customer Success 

These judges will evaluate each application and determine 3-4 finalists for our live showcase. 

On the live showcase, the winner and runner-up will be determined by you, our Community, via live voting!