Hack Your Summer
- ID
- 2106
- Status
- summarized
- Published
- 29 Jun 2026, 3:26 AM
- Fetched
- 29 Jun 2026, 8:42 AM
- Provider
- Simon Willison
- Category
- developer-ai
- Original URL
- https://simonwillison.net/2026/Jun/28/hack-your-summer/
- Source URL
- https://simonwillison.net/atom/everything/
Summary
- Score
- 5.5
- Created
- 29 Jun 2026, 8:47 AM
- Tags
- Audience
- developersai_ml_learners
What happened
Hack Your Summer is a free 4-week production sprint for students to build real projects, offering mentorship and a public portfolio piece. It addresses the US internship shortage by providing an alternative path to gain practical experience, with the next cohort starting July 13 and applications due July 8.
Why it matters
While US-centric, the model is highly relevant for Malaysian students and early-career builders who lack internship opportunities. It demonstrates how structured, time-bound projects can replace formal internships, and local communities could adopt this approach to fill internship gaps and nurture talent.
Discussion angle
How could the Malaysian tech community replicate this sprint format to help local students build project portfolios when formal internships are scarce?