Two days from now, thousands of developers will start building the future of data management.

Be one of them and participate in the Back to the Metadata hackathon, a free-to-join event where builders compete for $7,000 in prizes across 6 real-world data challenges powered by OpenMetadata.

Registration is still open, don't miss it: https://forms.gle/TLMVzLmDJgYeKsXr5

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The Back to the Metadata hackathon has officially begun! 🎉

You have 10 days to
- 🔩 Build any project with OpenMetaData.
- 💰 Compete for $7,000 in prizes.
- 💻 Apple MacBooks, iPads and Keychron keyboards to every team member of winning team!
- 💸 $100 per merged PR on OpenMetaData project
- 👨‍🔧 Career opportunities at Collate.

🌏 Resource, rules and other details about hackathon are on website: https://www.wemakedevs.org/hackathons/openmetadata

⏰ The clock is running, let’s make data actually usable! 📊

📋 Back to the Metadata hackathon checklist

1️⃣ Register for the hackathon till 26th April: https://forms.gle/2wq9hF8xxdzmSZPU9
2️⃣ Star the OpenMetadata repository on GitHub: https://github.com/open-metadata/OpenMetadata
3️⃣ Read the rules: https://www.wemakedevs.org/hackathons/openmetadata/rules
4️⃣ Go through the resources: https://www.wemakedevs.org/hackathons/openmetadata/resources
5️⃣ Join the OpenMetaData Slack for technical support and discussions: https://slack.open-metadata.org/
6️⃣ Share your participation on social media for a chance to win swag boxes 🎁

Make sure to complete every point and get ahead in the hackathon, let’s make data actually usable! 📊

47% of knowledge workers still can't find the data they need. The average employee now uses 11 apps, up from 6 in 2019. And AI is making weak metadata brutally expensive.

We just published a deep dive on why metadata is quietly becoming one of the most competitive layers in modern data infrastructure and announced Back to the Metadata, a 10-day hackathon built around it.

Read here: https://www.linkedin.com/pulse/one-hackathon-7k-prizes-100-merged-pr-10-days-build-wemakedevs-zllrf

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I am not using Google Slides to make presentations anymore, USE GAMMA!

I just installed the Gamma app inside ChatGPT for free, and it basically turns the chats into incredible presentations I can actually share with friends or colleagues. 

🔥 You should definitely try turning your ChatGPT history into visual presentations, you’d be surprised by what it already knows about you: https://tinyurl.com/yup8hn2s

There is a concept you should know about called the Agentic Mesh.

Right now, using multiple AI tools means a lot of manual copying and pasting. An Agentic Mesh fixes this by letting your AI agents "talk" to each other directly.

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🚨 LAST FEW HOURS to submit for Back to the Metadata hackathon! ⚡️

This is your final call to wrap up your build and hit submit 🚀

Don’t let your hard work go unseen!
🛠 Submit your project (demo + repo + short video)
🔧 Or contribute via PRs to boost your chances on winning big 💰

Polish the details, record your demo, and submit ASAP before the deadline hits ⏰

🔗 Submit here: https://forms.gle/QLqfGMJhngQv1Pvu7

Back to the Metadata hackathon has officially wrapped up! 🚀

The review process will begin shortly, and results will be announced in 1–2 weeks. Meanwhile, do share your projects, demos, and open source learnings on social media tagging OpenMetadata and WeMakeDevs 👀🔥

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Thank you for hacking with us and being a part of the hackathon 💙

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Thank you to everyone who participated in our Open Source survey. Your responses will help us build even better Open Source initiatives for the community 🚀

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