We are half way through the @paypaldev hackathon with $60k+ in cash prizes ... So I thought it would be a good time for us to talk about how to make the most out of a hackathon, plus tips and tricks! Who do you want to hear from on stage? Who wants to share their project and get feedback? ...? See you Friday 30th 4pm UK time.

I am writing a blog about the @paypaldev and @ag_grid workshop from the PayPal hackathon, where I needed a file from a repo but nothing more. I discovered the npm package "degit", have you used it before? No manual file copying. No package.json edits. No credentials pasted into commands. ### 1. npx Runs an npm package’s command-line tool without installation. ### 2. --yes Skips npm’s confirmation prompt. ### 3. degit Runs version 3.10.0 of degit. degit copies files from a Git repository without bringing along its Git history or .git directory. Pinning the version keeps the workshop instructions consistent. ### 4. GitHub path "paypaldev/hackathon-paypal-ag-grid-boilerplate/scripts#d7fca8d6f22b84" This identifies what to download: - paypaldev: the GitHub account. - hackathon-paypal-ag-grid-boilerplate: the repository name. - /scripts#123 copy only this folder, use the files from this exact Git commit. Future changes to the repository won’t silently change. ### 5. The final scripts This is the local destination, relative to the directory where you run the command. Run it from your project root, and the downloaded files go into: your-project/ └── scripts/ ├── package.json ├── seed-paypal.ts ├── lib/ └── seed/ Good developer experience isn’t always a new feature. Sometimes it’s removing the fiddly steps between “I want to try this” and “it works.”

The PayPal Developer hackathon is off to a great start with 10k+ participants in the first 10 days 🚀 I am preparing for my workshop with one of our hackathon partners @ag_grid on Monday 12th October. @JamesSwintonDev and I will be building an amazing AG Grid dashboard powered by PayPal's API. Still 5 weeks of the hackathon remaining, and the chance to win $60k in cash plus more prizes 🥳 Check out @paypaldev account has more information.

Amazing hackathon by our DevRel team at PayPal! PayPal Developer hackathon has almost 5k builders, have YOU joined yet? There is over $60k in cash to give away plus more prizes...