DevRev Hackathon - Coding with AI

With recent advancements made in NLP, it is now possible to generate code from natural language, such as OpenAI’s Codex. With these advancements, many of the mundane tasks that developers do in terms of coding can be automated through AI and ML. We are looking for developers to usher in this new era of coding with AI by building a VSCode extension. 

WHAT TO BUILD

Build a solution that improves the everyday tasks of developers in the form of a VSCode extension.

Some examples of features can include: 

• Auto debugging
• Auto code generation/code completion
• Unit test generation
• Check in to repo, update/close issues, update Slack, email the team
• Writing and updating documentation
• Anything else you think would improve the developer workflow

We will provide the code from the demo we presented on DevRev Day and access to OpenAI's Codex to get participants started. To access these resources, sign up for the hackathon here and head over to our Discord server (channel #hackathon) to watch the video and download the sample code.

WHAT TO SUBMIT

• Description. Describe your project, its features, and how do they improve the developer workflow.
• Demo video. Record and upload a demonstration video. The demo should be in English and less than 5 minutes long.
• Github link. Provide the link to your open-source Github code repository.

RULES

• You can apply as an individual or as a team (up to 4 participants).
• Competitors can use open source libraries but not proprietary code.
• To compete in Best university submission category, all participants from your team must be students.

The full list of rules can be found here.

PRIZES

$30,000 in prizes

Gold

• $10,000 USD cash
• 45min chat with DevRev co-founders
• Opportunity to present to judges live
• DevRev swag

Silver

• $7,000 USD cash
• Opportunity to present to judges live
• DevRev swag

Bronze

• $5,000 USD cash
• Opportunity to present to judges live
• DevRev swag

Best University Submission

• $4,000 USD cash
• 45min chat with DevRev co-founders
• DevRev swag

Best UX

• $2,000 USD cash
• DevRev swag

Crowd Favorite

• $2,000 USD cash
• DevRev swag

Top 10 (10)

• OpenAI permanent private beta access

JUDGES

Navin Chaddha
Mayfield Fund

Vinod Khosla
Khosla Ventures

Violex Ming
DevRev

Manoj Agarwal
DevRev

JUDGING CRITERIA

• Completeness and Accuracy
  Does the extension work? Does it accurately follow the instructions and convert to code and actions?
• User Experience
  How easy is it to use the extension? Is using the extension an enjoyable experience for the developers?
• Creativity
  How well have the resources been utilized? Did the team use other useful free resources? Did the team add additional useful features?
• Documentation
  Does the team have thorough documentation of code, features and usage?