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Challenges

Best Use of Auth0

Auth0 wants your applications to be secure! Why spend hours building features like social sign-in, Multi-Factor Authentication, and passwordless log-in when you can enable them through Auth0 straight out of the box? Auth0 is free to try, doesn’t require a credit card, and allows for up to 7,000 free active users and unlimited log-ins. <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-signup" target="_blank">Make your new account today</a> and use any of <a href="https://mlh.link/auth0-docs" target="_blank">the Auth0 APIs</a> for a chance to win a pair of wireless headphones for you and each member of your team!

Best Use of Taipy

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 Starknet

Starknet is redefining the very notion of Web3 by tackling one of the most intimidating technical challenges in the industry - scaling a blockchain while maintaining its security and decentralization. Starknet was the first general purpose ZK-Rollup service on Ethereum in Feb. 2022, and has proved its potential to be a market leader. Essentially, it increases the processing speed, while reducing the cost of operating on the Ethereum blockchain. As a result, we are seeing a variety of “traditional” tech businesses - payments / social media / AI / online gaming - now being integrated with blockchains using our technology. Moreover, the Starknet community is a growing pool of global talent - from feisty college students to some of the most illustrious PhDs in the world. Wanna be a part of this growing community? Let’s get you started! <ul> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://book.starknet.io/">https://book.starknet.io/</a> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://book.dojoengine.org/">https://book.dojoengine.org/</a> </li> <li> <a target="_blank" href="https://www.gizatech.xyz/">https://www.gizatech.xyz/</a> </li> </ul>

Best Use of TinyMCE

<a href="https://mlh.link/tinymce" target="_blank">TinyMCE</a> is a rich-text editor that allows you to create formatted content within a hacker-friendly interface. Adding a <a href="https://mlh.link/tinyMCE-docs" target="_blank">Rich Text Editor component</a> 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 <a href="https://mlh.link/tinymce-plugins" target="_blank">dozens of plugins</a> 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 Beginner Project

Best use of Mappedin's SDK

Best Use of MongoDB Atlas (M5GO IoT Starter Kit)

CSE Sponsor Prize

Telus Sponsor Prize

1Password Best Security Hack

Redbrick Sponsor Prize

Best Use of Auth0 (Wireless Headphones & Battery Pack)

Best .Tech Domain Name (Blue Snowball Microphone & a Free .Tech Domain Name for Life)

nwHacks Team Choice Award

Best Design Project

Best Use of Taipy (Wireless Headphones)

Best Use of TinyMCE (3D Printing Pen)

Healthcare & Accessibility Track Prize

First place winner for the Healthcare & Accessibility Track will receive $200 for the entire team.

Sustainability & Environment Track Prize

First place winner for the Sustainability & Environment Track will receive $200 for the entire team.

Community & Connection Track Prize

First place winner for the Community & Connection Track will receive $200 for the entire team.

Wild Card Track Prize

First place winner for the Wild Card Track will receive $200 for the entire team.

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