Major League Hacking

Some great tips from 🪗 Joey de Villa on how to make the most of DevRelCon this year. ✍️ https://lnkd.in/ebpG_vhy

How do you let an AI agent take real actions without giving it unlimited access? That is the problem behind Arc 14 of 100 Days of Solana. You’ll connect an agent to live blockchain data, give it a wallet, expose a program through MCP, and add the same kinds of controls you would expect in any production system: permissions, allowlists, spending limits, and audit logs. It is a practical introduction to agentic software for web2 developers, using Solana as the environment where the consequences are real. https://lnkd.in/eidssBpD

One day until DevRelCon NYC kicks off at Industry in Brooklyn! Let us give you a tour of this wonderfully eclectic space. We can’t wait to see you tomorrow. 🌇 Don’t have a tickets yet? You can still grab them here: https://lnkd.in/eHSURDaS

What if one photo of what's in your fridge could hand you back a full recipe? That's the idea behind Dachef, a hackathon project by Saphal Poudyal rethinking how we decide what to cook. Point your camera at your fridge or pantry, and Dachef scans the shot to identify your ingredients precisely enough to distinguish a green apple from a red one. From there, it uses Grounded Gemini 2.5 Pro to pull recipes centered on what you've actually got, so you're not left stuck mid-recipe over one missing spice. It also calculates the carbon footprint of each ingredient, and through the Knot API, can suggest greener homemade alternatives based on your food delivery history. A small but clever example of how AI can help in everyday tasks like figuring out what's for dinner. Check out the build: https://lnkd.in/e2-N_apr

🚨 DevRelCon NYC starts in two days! 🚨 Get ready for: 🗣️ an all-star lineup of 40+ speakers ☕️ a beautiful venue with lots to explore 🌆 join us in the greatest city in the world: NYC! See you July 22-23. Get your tickets now: https://lnkd.in/eHSURDaS

We're hiring MLH Coaches! Coaches are community members who represent MLH at hackathons across North America and Europe. They mentor hackers, support organizers, and help ensure events run smoothly — from technical troubleshooting to event logistics. This is a paid position. Travel expenses are covered, and Coaches gain hands-on experience in mentorship, event operations, and community leadership. We're looking for candidates who are passionate about the hacker community, enjoy supporting hackers of all skill levels, and bring strong communication skills. A technical background is helpful but not required. Applicants must be 18 or older. Apply today: https://lnkd.in/ebTizS63

Fixing bugs for our Big Summer Bug Smash? 🐛 We're hosting a live demo + Q&A on July 30 (11am PT / 2pm ET) where the Sentry team will answer questions straight from the comments. So here's our question for you: what's one thing about catching bugs, tracing, or app performance you've always wanted to ask? Drop it here and they'll cover it live: https://lnkd.in/e9bd-jud

The DevRelCon NYC lineup is a snapshot of where developer relations is heading in 2026: agents, adoption, and the craft of building things developers actually trust. Six of the people mapping that shift will be on stage July 22-23. Nikita Jotwani has spent 10+ years helping developers fall in love with great products at Amazon, Twilio, Bose Corporation, and now HubSpot. As MCP Adoption Program Lead, Nikita is asking what DevRel looks like when the developer using your tool is an AI agent that never files a support ticket. Kurtis Kemple leads developer strategy for the Slack platform and is the author of the forthcoming "Effective DevRel," with a career spanning Apollo GraphQL, Amazon Web Services (AWS), and Major League Soccer. The talk makes the case that agentic experience design is a new discipline, built around the partial autonomy that agents introduce to human-computer interaction. Juan Pablo Flores Cortés brings over five years of program management across technology and education, with a focus on intuitive interactions and community engagement. The talk "Reflections on Taste" separates real editorial judgment from taste performed as gatekeeping, and asks how we keep craft in service of the work. Kara Silverman is the founder of Althea Labs, building a new playbook for how B2B brands stay visible in a world shaped by AI. The talk "Agent Led Growth" digs into how tools like Claude Code decide which dev tool to pick, complete with a live AI visibility program run on a real brand. Matthew Makai is the creator of Plushcap and Full Stack Python, and has built and scaled developer content teams at Twilio, AssemblyAI, LaunchDarkly, and DigitalOcean. The talk breaks down how to spot durable developer trends before everyone else piles in, from harness engineering and MCP to local AI. Kevin Whinnery has led DevRel, SDK, and docs teams at Twilio, OpenAI, Stainless, Deno, and Retool, and now works on developer experience at Anthropic. The talk covers how to make coding agents great at using your API, drawing on the Claude Platform API skill that helps agents write effective integrations. See them all at DevRelCon NYC, July 22-23. https://nyc.devrelcon.dev/

What do a conference badge with a custom PCB, several hundred thousand PR pitches, and a file called SOUL.md have in common? They're all taking the stage at DevRelCon NYC next week.   Five speakers we're excited about:   Shy Ruparel spent nearly a decade empowering developer communities at Docker, Inc, Contentful, and Major League Hacking, and is now a Sr. Developer Advocate at Temporal Technologies and a former managing director of hackNY.org. Shy's talk covers building a badge attendees actually keep, with peer-to-peer infrared contact exchange and firmware written with Claude, and what it takes to coordinate community, product, hardware, and event logistics for 2,000 people.   Kevin Purdy was a technology reporter for more than 15 years at Ars Technica, NYT Wirecutter, Lifehacker, and iFixit before moving into DevRel at Tailscale. Out of the hundreds of thousands of pitches that hit Kevin's inbox, only a handful ever worked. The talk will share the 12 that did, and the techniques behind them.   Ully Carolinne Sampaio leads community and contributor programs at Elastic, backed by 13+ years in marketing and community. The talk tackles a challenge every community team knows: strong initial engagement, limited long-term contribution, and a practical framework for turning passive users into active contributors.   Gauge is asking a question most DevRel teams haven't yet: when Claude Code sets up auth and picks Clerk, Auth0, or Supabase without your input, how does that decision happen? Expect real data, a live AI visibility program on a real developer brand, and a framework for understanding where your own brand stands.   Tim Falls has spent 15+ years building community go-to-market strategies for startups around the world, and advises startup programs here at Major League Hacking. The talk explores the values, standards, and mindset that guide DevRel work, our SOUL.md, complete with a forkable repo to build your own.   See them all at DevRelCon NYC this July 22-23.   Register at https://nyc.devrelcon.dev/

Imagine an AI companion that can speak for you when you can't. Check out Hear2Help, a hackathon project by Saloni Shah and Arya Gijare designed to give deaf, non-verbal, and panicked users a fast, voice-free way to call for help. Hear2Help works in just a few taps—triple-tap to trigger SOS mode, and the app uses ElevenLabs' real-time text-to-speech to communicate on your behalf. It doesn't stop there: the tool leverages the Gemini API to answer emergency questions, pulls in geolocation to show the nearest hospital or police station, and even includes a Calm Mode with breathing exercises for panic attacks. Read more about their build here: https://lnkd.in/ewDTGhNy