Oct 27, 2026 – Dec 22, 2026AtlassianRegister by Dec 22, 2026
Atlassian's online hackathon accepts Forge apps integrating Atlassian products or platform capabilities from October 27 through December 22, 2026 at noon Pacific. Entry uses free Devpost and Atlassian developer accounts. Age, geographic and conflict-of-interest restrictions apply.
Details: Free entry requires Devpost and Atlassian Cloud Developer accounts. Participants must have reached the local age of majority; country and conflict-of-interest exclusions apply.
Nov 2, 2026 – Dec 15, 2026BlackBerry QNXRegister by Dec 15, 2026
An online QNX 8.0 development hackathon with submissions open November 2–December 15, 2026, closing at 2 p.m. Eastern. Eligible adults can submit applications, components, ports or developer tools targeting QNX. Entry and non-commercial development tools are free; account, licensing and geographic restrictions apply.
Details: Free entry requires a Devpost account and acceptance of QNX software terms. Participants must be adults; geographic and conflict-of-interest exclusions apply. Public repository, build instructions and demonstration video required.
Anthropic's developers share tips, playbooks and opinions on building with Claude and Claude Code, including agents, skills, context engineering and prompt caching.
Why I recommend it: Written by the company that makes Claude, so it's practical but not neutral. Best read by people who already use Claude for coding.
Free video shows made by and for developers, including series like The Build Log and The Full Stack, where founders and teams build real products on camera.
Why I recommend it: Free to watch. Episodes are sponsored, so treat them as behind-the-scenes stories rather than neutral reviews, and check whether the tooling fits your own stack before following along.
GitHub's free article library explaining version control, DevOps, CI/CD, security practices and AI-assisted development in plain terms.
From the site: GitHub is where people build software. More than 150 million people use GitHub to discover, fork, and contribute to over 420 million projects.
Why I recommend it: Good plain-English explainers for the terms that show up in job descriptions — read the DevOps and CI/CD ones before an interview.
The official free React docs, including the interactive "Learn React" course that teaches components, state and hooks from scratch with in-browser exercises.
From the site: React is the library for web and native user interfaces. Build user interfaces out of individual pieces called components written in JavaScript. React is designed to let you seamlessly combine components written by independent people, teams, and organizations.
Why I recommend it: If you want to build web interfaces, start with the official tutorial rather than a paid bootcamp — it is free and better maintained.
Google's free step-by-step tutorials for building and publishing a browser extension, from a first "hello world" to using storage, scripting and the side panel.
From the site: All the basics to get started with Chrome extensions
Why I recommend it: A small extension is one of the fastest portfolio projects you can actually finish and show someone.
Free public documentation explaining how an autonomous AI software engineer plans, runs and reviews coding work, including its limits and where human review is required.
From the site: Devin is the AI software engineer, built to help ambitious engineering teams crush their backlogs.
Why I recommend it: The product costs money but the docs are free — read them to understand what "AI engineer" tools actually do and do not do before anyone tells you your job is gone.
Announcement explaining why the Rune IDE was rebuilt from first principles in Go and released under the GPLv3, including a contributor program that shares revenue with outside contributors.
Why I recommend it: A clear read on how open-source projects actually get funded and how new contributors can get paid for their work.
The stewards of the Open Source Definition, with plain-language explanations of every approved licence and guidance on choosing one for your own project.
Why I recommend it: Read this before you publish code or a template — the license you pick decides what others can legally do with your work.
The official home of Rust, with the free online book, guided tutorials, standard library docs and installer for a memory-safe systems language used across infrastructure and AI tooling.
Why I recommend it: Everything you need to learn Rust is free here — start with "The Book," it is one of the best free programming texts online.
Official OpenAI guide for designing prompts for Realtime voice models, including gpt-realtime-2 and gpt-realtime-1.5. Covers role definition, guardrails, tool delegation and iterative testing.
Why I recommend it: Start here if you are building voice agents or want cleaner spoken-AI interactions. The guide recommends starting minimal and adding rules only for behaviors that fail in testing.
Official Discord server for the Google Developer Community, where developers connect, share knowledge, ask questions, and stay current on Google tools, APIs, and events.
Why I recommend it: A low-pressure way to meet other builders and get help with Google tools. Good for entrepreneurs exploring Workspace, Cloud, or Firebase without committing to a formal program.
Newsletter testing and comparing AI coding tools and prompts, with side-by-side results for developers.
Why I recommend it: Skip the hype cycle and read the comparisons. Pick one tool from a recent test, use it on a real project, and write up what happened.
Fast-paced explainers on AI coding tools, developer workflows, and software trends. Hosted by Jeff Delaney.
In plain terms: This YouTube channel offers quick video explainers on software trends, AI coding tools, and developer workflows. You can watch these lessons to stay up to date on modern programming tools and tech industry practices.
Why I recommend it: Fastest way to learn what a tech term actually means.
Step-by-step toolkit for curating a recruiter-ready GitHub: profile README, three pinned public projects, clean repo naming, and the six-section README map every project should follow. Includes a quality checklist.
In plain terms: This guide shows you how to organize and clean up your GitHub profile for job applications. You can follow the quality checklist and project outline to present your best work clearly to recruiters.
Why I recommend it: Three well-documented projects beat ten messy ones. Test your profile in an incognito window.
A friendly, in-person developer community with chapters that host free casual meetups for people learning and working in tech.
In plain terms: This community organizes free, in-person meetups across the country for people of all skill levels in tech. You can attend local events to work on projects, learn new skills, find mentors, and network with other developers.
From the site: A meetup for developers to grow and make friends, in-person, in cities across the US.
Why I recommend it: Show up twice and you will know people. This is the lowest-pressure way I know to build a tech network.
