Welcome to the ImpactXchange hackathon!

Here, we aim to tackle pressing sustainability challenges by leveraging technology and innovative thinking. You will work on creating green-coded software solutions addressing issues such as the digital divide and cultural dilution. This hackathon is designed to foster interdisciplinary collaboration among students, blending technical skills with insights from sustainability, design, and business.

• Use React as a frontend framework for developing your Web Application.
• Use Netlify to deploy your Web Application

Before starting this hackathon, you should have a basic understanding of:

• HTML (Read More)
• CSS (Read More)
  
• JavaScript (Read More)
  
• Sustainability on the web (Read article) (Second week)

• Manage the codebase using GitHub for the purpose of collaborative development, we recommend GitHub Desktop for beginners
• VScode is the recommended IDE because of its ease of use and global acceptance
• Use MaterialUI for designing your Web Application and for making it accessible to a variety of users with possible different impairments (visual impairment) and different use cases (PC, laptop, smartphones of various sizes, tablets) MaterialUI's already ready components increase the development speed and lead to a cleaner, more understandable code

1. Ideation
2. Teamwork
3. Setting Up Your Development Environment
4. Implementing Your Solution
5. Deploying Your Solution
6. Green Coding
7. Resources

• Collaborate Effectively: Use Git for version control and collaboration. Regularly push your code and resolve conflicts promptly.
• Test Early and Often: Test your application thoroughly to catch bugs early.
• Stay Organized: Keep your codebase and tasks organized. Regularly review and refactor your code.
• Seek Feedback: Get feedback from mentors and peers to improve your project.
• Have Fun: The most important is to have fun and learn something along the way!

• Lappeenranta-Lahti University of Technology
• Sunway University
• Turku University