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MLH INIT: 2023 Hackathon Season Kickoff

Swift
July 05, 2022

MLH INIT: 2023 Hackathon Season Kickoff

Swift

July 05, 2022
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  1. Hey, there! I’m Swift. 👋 CEO & Co-Founder of Major

    League Hacking (MLH). My first name is “Mike”, but I go by my last name “Swift”. Aspiring lawyer who became a developer instead. Empowering technologists for 10+ years now.
  2. Back then I used to think my story was unique.

    It ends up, my story wasn’t unique at all.
  3. Even though she’d never been to a hackathon, it sounded

    like the perfect place for Bailey to apply her coding skills.
  4. I couldn’t have become who I am today without MLH.

    Thank you, hacker community, for nurturing my passion. Bailey Luu York University “
  5. Jay was embarrassed to find that he was the youngest

    & only non-professional developer there.
  6. Jay quickly realized that his classes weren’t focusing on practical

    skills, so his first event was a Flutter app bootcamp.
  7. I wanted to give the students a platform and expose

    them to the power of being a part of a community. Jay Patel Sardar Vallabhbhai Patel Institute of Technology “
  8. MLH’s 2023 Hackathon Season Schedule is LIVE! The first 30+

    events of the upcoming hackathon season are officially open for registration. Find them all on our official calendar: mlh.io/events
  9. I found confidence, reassurance, and belonging. Now I want to

    create those spaces for others in technology. That’s my calling. Governess Simpson University of Minnesota - Twin Cities “
  10. In a single weekend, BWHacks attendees were able to see

    more engineers who looked like them than during their entire undergraduate career.
  11. Without even realizing it, I was part of a team,

    doing exactly what I would do if I was working full time as a real Software Engineer. Christos Bisias University of Peloponnese “
  12. FAST-TRACK INTERVIEW Redeemable for one fast-track interview for the MLH

    Fellowship. fellowship.mlh.io ADMIT ONE MLH Fellowship Fast-Track Interviews This season, every member of the top teams at MLH Hackathons this season will win a guaranteed interview for the MLH Fellowship.
  13. Open Source Production Eng. Web3 NEW NEW Now, you can

    choose your own career adventure: