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[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

Six weeks. $60,000+ in prizes.

Drum roll please! The PayPal AI Hackathon: Build What's Next with PayPal and AI is live.

Whether you're a developer, an AI builder, a founder, or a student, here's your chance to use your imagination and build with AI, with PayPal has your back as the trusted payment layer.

With free tools, credits, and support from our partners: Postman, Zapier, Elastic, APIMatic, AG Grid, Bryntum, Channel3, Render, , Astropods, Kernel

Submissions open Oct 1 and close Nov 12.

Learn more and register: https://t.co/PBaDeajyi0

[Eddie Jaoude | DevRel | Open Source @eddiejaoude]

We are half way through the @paypaldev hackathon with $60k+ in cash prizes ...

So I thought it would be a good time for us to talk about how to make the most out of a hackathon, plus tips and tricks!

Who do you want to hear from on stage?
Who wants to share their project and get feedback?
...?

See you Friday 30th 4pm UK time.

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@NeuralNine Thank you for creating this 🙏

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@o_stefanishyna @eddiejaoude The hackathon started on the 1st of October, but goes until mid November, so you are not late. We look forward to seeing what you build

[Razvan Muntian @razvanmuntian]

@paypaldev sandbox is an awesome feature… I used it a couple of years ago while implementing a client project

super useful!!

[Eddie Jaoude | DevRel | Open Source @eddiejaoude]

I am writing a blog about the @paypaldev and @ag_grid workshop from the PayPal hackathon, where I needed a file from a repo but nothing more.

I discovered the npm package "degit", have you used it before?

No manual file copying. No package.json edits. No credentials pasted into commands.

### 1. npx

Runs an npm package’s command-line tool without installation.

### 2. --yes

Skips npm’s confirmation prompt.

### 3. degit

Runs version 3.10.0 of degit.

degit copies files from a Git repository without bringing along its Git history or .git directory. Pinning the version
keeps the workshop instructions consistent.

### 4. GitHub path

"paypaldev/hackathon-paypal-ag-grid-boilerplate/scripts#d7fca8d6f22b84"

This identifies what to download:

- paypaldev: the GitHub account.
- hackathon-paypal-ag-grid-boilerplate: the repository name.
- /scripts#123 copy only this folder, use the files from this exact Git commit. Future changes to the repository won’t silently change.

### 5. The final scripts

This is the local destination, relative to the directory where you run the command.

Run it from your project root, and the downloaded files go into:

your-project/
└── scripts/
├── package.json
├── seed-paypal.ts
├── lib/
└── seed/

Good developer experience isn’t always a new feature. Sometimes it’s removing the fiddly steps between “I want to try this” and “it works.”

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@eddiejaoude @ag_grid Great tip!

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

Do you know what a Sandbox is?

In the PayPal Sandbox, you want to:

1. build it
2. test it
3. break it
4. fix it

Then deploy to production.

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@ag_grid looks great! Blog post coming soon

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@csaba_kissi @razvanmuntian yes we encourage AI, let's build! 4 weeks to go 🥳

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@cvatca @razvanmuntian there is still 4 weeks remaining, plenty of time

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

How do you come up with your ideas for a hackathon project?

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@_gianfg @eddiejaoude @JamesSwintonDev @SylwiaVargas @ag_grid it is on our PayPal Developer YouTube channel

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

Need some ideas for our hackathon? Join our workshop today!

✍️ Build a payments dashboard without building a dashboard
⏰ Monday 12 October, 3:00 pm - 3:45 pm UTC+1

Hosts:
- @eddiejaoude from the PayPal Developer team
- @JamesSwintonDev and @SylwiaVargas from the @ag_grid team

Almost 12k of you are participating and building for the $60k+ in prizes!

Join our workshop for free, link below 👇

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

[1/2] Only 1 rule...

https://t.co/Hj3h1AwXMn

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

[0/1] Did you join our amazing hackathon yet?

We have so many awesome prizes to give away 🥳

$60k+ in prizes

Some prize categories:
- Most creative
- Best Demo video
- Best use of PayPal + AI
...

Watch these videos to learn more 👇

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

Link to join the workshop virtually here
https://t.co/kJ2z6NnK7o

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

@eddiejaoude @ag_grid @JamesSwintonDev Let’s go 🚀

[Eddie Jaoude | DevRel | Open Source @eddiejaoude]

The PayPal Developer hackathon is off to a great start with 10k+ participants in the first 10 days 🚀

I am preparing for my workshop with one of our hackathon partners @ag_grid on Monday 12th October.

@JamesSwintonDev and I will be building an amazing AG Grid dashboard powered by PayPal's API.

Still 5 weeks of the hackathon remaining, and the chance to win $60k in cash plus more prizes 🥳

Check out @paypaldev account has more information.

[PayPal Developer @paypaldev]

The PayPal Developer team behind the scenes for our 6 week long hackathon 🥳.

Did you join our PayPal AI hackathon yet?

$60K+ in cash and prizes 🤯

Whether you're a developer, an AI builder, a founder, or a student, here's your chance to use your imagination and build with AI. PayPal has your back as the trusted payment layer!

Have a look at our pinned post for more details 👆

[Eddie Jaoude | DevRel | Open Source @eddiejaoude]

Amazing hackathon by our DevRel team at PayPal!

PayPal Developer hackathon has almost 5k builders, have YOU joined yet?

There is over $60k in cash to give away plus more prizes...