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Appian World Hackthon Developers and non-developers alike are invited to the Appian World Hackathon, an online competition to build an enterprise app with Appian’s low-code development platform. Winners stand to share part of a prize pool, including $10,000 in cash, tickets to the Appian World 2020 conference, and promotion within the Appian community of IT and business leaders. Submissions are open now through April 15th, 2019. Learn more and register at https://appian.devpost.com/

MongoDB World Hackathon Developers are challenged to build functioning software using at least one of the following MongoDB developer tools: MongoDB Server, MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB Stitch, MongoDB Mobile, and MongoDB Chart. Below are the basic details of what it's all about: Build applications that use at least one of the following MongoDB developer tools: MongoDB Server, MongoDB Atlas, MongoDB Stitch, MongoDB Mobile, and MongoDB Chart Prizes: $10,000 grand prize + finalists will receive a trip to MongoDB World 2019 to present their application (see website for full details) Deadline: April 30, 2019 Learn more and register at https://mongodbworld19.devpost.com/

AWS Educate Challenge Devpost has just launched the Alexa Skills for Students - Powered by AWS Educate Challenge, to build student-focused Alexa skills. They're challenging AWS Educate's student community to build Alexa skills that fit into one of these categories: Student Life, Learning, and/or Community. If you have not built an Alexa skill before, AWS Educate's Alexa Badge goes over everything you need to know to build your first custom skill! You can sign up for an AWS Educate account here: https://awseducate.devpost.com/ Participants who submit an eligible skill will qualify for a chance to win prizes such as an $500 Amazon gift card, an AWS DeepRacer, and/or AWS promotional credits. Submissions are open now until April 1, 2019 at 5pm EDT. To enter the challenge, you would first need to register on Devpost. Good luck and happy building!