Devpost
Devpost is a globally known hackathon and coding competition platform that provides developers with online hackathon organization, project management, and community services, and publishes industry trend reports.
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According to the Devpost "AI Trends Report 2026," 40% of developers list inference errors as the primary obstacle to building AI applications, 32% point to unpredictable outputs, and 43% point to API costs.
In Devpost community hackathons, one out of every four submissions is an agentic project, whereas two years ago it was almost zero; in enterprise internal hackathons that proportion is one in ten.
Developers who have participated in six or more hackathons are 2.2 times more likely to push AI projects to production than first-time participants.
Richard Murby, Director of Business Development at Devpost, pointed out: "Hackathons give teams a structured, time-bounded environment to explore AI and build working projects. I firmly believe the fun, playful element is an important reason they work. People will try directions they would never dare risk in their day-to-day sprints."
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According to the Devpost "AI Trends Report 2026," 40% of developers list inference errors as the primary obstacle to building AI applications, 32% point to unpredictable outputs, and 43% point to API costs.
50%UnverifiedIn Devpost community hackathons, one out of every four submissions is an agentic project, whereas two years ago it was almost zero; in enterprise internal hackathons that proportion is one in ten.
50%UnverifiedDevelopers who have participated in six or more hackathons are 2.2 times more likely to push AI projects to production than first-time participants.
50%UnverifiedRichard Murby, Director of Business Development at Devpost, pointed out: "Hackathons give teams a structured, time-bounded environment to explore AI and build working projects. I firmly believe the fun, playful element is an important reason they work. People will try directions they would never dare risk in their day-to-day sprints."
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