The prompt: build an e-commerce site… with a twist

E-commerce makes the world go round, and we want you to shake up the standard e-comm approaches with something a little different. The twist can be anything: make us laugh, add some M. Night Shyamalan flair — have fun with it!

Apps must use Algolia as part of the build. Algolia provides solutions for quickly adding search, recommendations, and more to web apps with pre-built components, fast responses, and painless integration.

Make new connections and get expert guidance

We’ve set up a dedicated channel in the Learn With Jason Discord called #builder-chat for brainstorming, sharing ideas, and keeping each other accountable.

We’ll have devs from the Algolia team available to provide technical guidance as you’re building.

Find an accountabilibuddy, get expert guidance from the Algolia team, run your idea past Jason and other community members, and listen in to what the rest of the community is cooking up in this open call to kick off the hackathon.

RSVP to add it to your calendar:

The first 5 devs to submit a qualifying app get their choice of gear

The first 5 qualifying apps submitted will receive an item of their choice, up to $150 value, from one of the following sites:

Watch the episode for inspiration

See how Sidney, Alex, Shaundai, and Jason tackled the challenge in the latest episode of Web Dev Challenge to jumpstart your own creativity.

The rules and how to submit

If you want to play along, here’s how:

  1. Build a web app that meets the challenge
  2. Spend 30 minutes¹ planning your app
  3. Spend 4 hours¹ building your app
  4. Use Algolia as part of your web app
  5. Publish the source code as a public GitHub repo
  6. Publish the web app to a public URL
  7. Submit your web app by 11:59 pm Pacific on Monday, August 19, 2024

Submit your web app

Happy building! Let’s have some fun.