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The AI Coding Skills Recruiters Are Looking For Now

May 14, 2026

Job descriptions for software roles have changed faster in the last eighteen months than they did over the previous decade. Recruiters are asking for skills that didn’t appear on postings two years ago, and...

How a Hackathon Weekend Produces What a Hiring Manager Actually Wants to See

Rachaelberkey

May 8, 2026

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TL;DR: Self-taught developers who can build do not always look hireable on paper, and the gap is rarely about skill. Hiring managers screen for four signals that tutorials and personal projects almost never...

Major League Hacking (MLH) Partners with Backboard.io to Bring AI Memory and Persistent State to Global Student Developers

Jenn Johnsey

April 9, 2026

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Major League Hacking (MLH), the world's largest developer community, is excited to announce a 12-month promotional partnership with Backboard.io, the #1 ranked AI memory platform.

Major League Hacking (MLH) Acquires Developer Community Platform DEV to Build the Largest Community for Software Professionals

Jenn Johnsey

February 18, 2026

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Acquisition connects MLH’s events and experiential learning programs with DEV’s technical knowledge & community platform to solve the problem of fragmented learning in the AI era Major League...

The Future of Software Has a Lot More Builders. They’re Going to Need a Home.

Jon Gottfried

February 18, 2026

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I have some big news to share today: Major League Hacking has acquired DEV (dev.to), the developer community platform where millions of developers share technical knowledge, learn from each other, and grow...

The Major League Hacking Effect: How a Single Hackathon Can Shape Your Future Career

Jenn Johnsey

January 27, 2026

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Hackathons accelerate career trajectories by inspiring the next generation of software creators with hands-on training and community.

Major League Hacking (MLH) to Accelerate Blockchain Education for Student Developers, Focused on Solana

Jenn Johnsey

December 9, 2025

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Major League Hacking (MLH) is excited to announce a new initiative to expand access to blockchain education and hands-on learning for next-gen developers worldwide, with a focus on Solana, the fastest-growing blockchain ecosystem.

Major League Hacking (MLH) Partners with Google Cloud’s Gemini to Foster AI-Native Engineering Education

Jenn Johnsey

October 22, 2025

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We are thrilled to announce a new partnership between Major League Hacking (MLH) and Google Cloud. Over 3 years, we will be integrating Google Cloud’s latest Gemini models across our network of more than 4,000 community chapters with the goal of fostering a new generation of engineers who see AI as an integral part of their creative toolbox.

Welcome to the 2026 Hackathon Season!

Maria Dunning

July 8, 2025

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What is a hackathon? First time hearing about hackathons? You’re in good company. Every year, thousands of students discover the magic of these weekend-long “invention marathons.” Think of it as a...

Smart Recipe Application Tutorial with Django and MongoDB

Ajgornmlh

May 7, 2025

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Rapid AI: Powered Applications With the Django-MongoDB Backend and Voyage API This article is written by Marko Aleksendric (Data Analyst) If you've got an appetite for learning about the latest in AI and how...