Congrats to Our First MLH x DEV Writing Challenge Winner!

We just wrapped the very first month of the MLH x DEV Writing Challenge, our new way of celebrating...

We just wrapped the very first month of the MLH x DEV Writing Challenge, our new way of celebrating MLH hackers who take the time to document what they built. We loved reading through the submissions, and we're excited to kick things off by shining a spotlight on our favorite one.

Your hackathon may end after the weekend, but as this month's pick proves, your project story is just getting started.

Let's get to it!

🎉 Congratulations To…

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This Month's Winner

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@pritam_patra_429a25dedae6 built OmniML, a tool that helps build AI models and explains what's happening under the hood. Instead of a black box that spits out a finished model, OmniML checks in with you along the way, letting you weigh in on how the model is built, what data it's learning from, and how it's trained. It even explains its own decisions in plain terms and flags whether the result is fair and compliant, so you're never left guessing why it made the choices it did.

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Prize

This month's winner will receive:

• $100 USD

Just got back from a hackathon?

Don't let your project story end there. Publish your own submission using the official submission template for a chance to be featured next month.

What's Next?

Hacktoberfest is in full-swing and we're running a new challenge every week, each with a new theme. There's still time to enter this week's challenge:

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Register for the upcoming challenges to be notified as details drop:

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See you next time!