{"id":48742,"date":"2023-11-07T10:05:00","date_gmt":"2023-11-07T18:05:00","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/?p=48742"},"modified":"2024-01-12T11:30:32","modified_gmt":"2024-01-12T19:30:32","slug":"join-us-for-the-great-dotnet-8-hack","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/devblogs.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/join-us-for-the-great-dotnet-8-hack\/","title":{"rendered":"Join us for the Great .NET 8 Hack"},"content":{"rendered":"<p>Are you ready to unleash your creativity and coding skills with .NET 8? Join us for <strong>The Great .NET 8 Hack<\/strong>, a virtual hackathon to learn how to build cloud native apps or AI apps with the latest version of .NET. Whether you\u2019re a beginner, a student, or an expert looking for a new challenge, this is the perfect opportunity for you!<\/p>\n<p>.NET 8 is the newest release of the popular open source and cross-platform development platform that powers millions of apps across the web, mobile, desktop, gaming, IoT, and more. With .NET 8, you can take advantage of the latest features and improvements such as:<\/p>\n<ul>\n<li><strong>C# 12<\/strong>: The latest version of the modern and expressive programming language that supports <a href=\"https:\/\/learn.microsoft.com\/dotnet\/csharp\/whats-new\/csharp-12\">nullable reference types, records, pattern matching, and more<\/a>.<\/li>\n<li><strong>ASP.NET Core 8.0<\/strong>: The high-performance and scalable web framework that lets you build dynamic web apps, APIs, microservices, and serverless functions.<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p>The Great .NET 8 Hack will run online from November 20 to December 4, 2023. You will have two weeks to build your own .NET 8 app based on one of the three themes: cloud native apps or AI apps. You can participate by yourself or as a team with your friends or colleagues!<\/p>\n<p>To help you get started and learn new skills, we will also host live sessions with experts on the technologies from Microsoft including Gaurav Seth, Diego Colombo, and more! They will share their insights and tips on how to build awesome apps with .NET 8.<\/p>\n<p>For the schedule and more information about the sessions, check out our <a href=\"https:\/\/github.com\/microsoft\/hack-together-dotnet\">GitHub repo<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>All hackathon participants who submit an app will receive a digital badge. In addition, the winners selected by our judges will receive the following exciting prizes (up to 4 individuals if submitting as a team, prizes for each person on the team):<\/p>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfc6 Grand Prize winner:<\/strong> <em>The best of the best! This category rewards the solution that meets all judging criteria, wows judges, and has potential real-world value.<\/em><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$500 per individual, up to $1500 total for a team of three \ud83d\udcb8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\udd47 Best Intelligent Apps solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$500 cash prize per team \ud83d\udcb8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83e\udd47 Best Cloud Native solution:<\/strong><\/p>\n<ul>\n<li>$500 cash prize per team \ud83d\udcb8<\/li>\n<\/ul>\n<p><strong>\ud83c\udfc5 All hackathon participants who submit an app will receive a digital badge.<\/strong><\/p>\n<p>We can&#8217;t wait to see what you will create with .NET 8! Share your journey throughout the hack on social with the #GreatDotNet8Hack hashtag. Let us know if you have any questions. Our team is always here to help you! Follow us on Twitter\/X and Mastodon to stay up to date on our latest news and announcements.<\/p>\n<p>Register today and we look forward to meeting you at #GreatDotNet8Hack.<\/p>\n<p><div  class=\"d-flex justify-content-center\"><a class=\"cta_button_link btn-primary mb-24\" href=\"https:\/\/aka.ms\/hacktogether\/dotnet\/register\" target=\"_blank\">Register<\/a><\/div><\/p>\n<p>PS: Do you think this blog post was written by a human or AI? \ud83d\ude09<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Join us for a virtual hackathon, November 20 to December 4, 2023 to learn how to build awesome apps with .NET, AI, or Cloud Native. 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