Radish Jam

No entry fee. Full creative control. A global software jam for teens.

The Prizes

First place:Framework Laptop 16Second place:Framework Laptop 13Third place:A Flipper ZeroBest pitch:Raspberry Pi Zero 2 WAll participants!A secret, but physical token of my apretiation!
*This is given total hours shipped reaches 365. Prizes might be adjusted for the budget.
What's a software jam?
A software jam is a competition in which developers battle it out to make the coolest, most innovative projects with the winners being decided apon by a vote.
Who can participate?
Anyone 18 or below, regardless of area of expertise and location.
Why participate?
This is your time to compete, to make something your proud of, to create something that matters to you. Why spend your summer playing games, doomscrolling social feeds, when you could be out there battling and honing your skill. When you care about your work, others will too.
Rough outline
Running from June 22nd to July 18th.
Part 1. Pitch your ideas
Part 2. Make your project
It doesn't need to be approved, just as long as you pitch your idea. You can make it :)
Part 3. Vote on your favorite projects
Part 4. Prizes are given out for the highest scoring projects

What's a pitch?

A pitch is a short summary of what you want to make, nothing set it stone.
Once you pitch you can get started right away.
Radish Jam
Pitch
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Why are we voting on pitches?

Pitches should be fun to talk about, vote on pitches you like, and give feed back to each pitch's slack thread.
Radish Jam
Vote
1.
Adding eval to Rust
110 points by William Daniel
2.
Doom in a PDF
90 points by vk6
3.
Hexecute: Launch apps by casting spells!
80 points by Andromeda
4.
Porting Celeste (2018) to the browser
70 points by r58
How do I start?
Register, if this sounds interesting to you. If you don't have a Hack Club account yet, you will need to make one.

Where's the money coming from?

HackClub is a 501(c)(3) nonprofit supported by organizations like Github, AMD, OpenSauce, Girls Who Code, MIT, and more. The goal is to get more teens into engineering, and teens (<18) to get good at engineering.