# microsoft/WhatTheHack

A collection of challenge based hack-a-thons including student guide, coach guide, lecture presentations, sample/instructional code and templates.  Please visit the What The Hack website at: https://aka.ms/wth

Repository: https://github.com/microsoft/WhatTheHack
Canonical: https://ross.abutalabs.com/products/whatthehack
Language: C#
License: MIT
License Family: permissive
Last push: 2026-08-10T23:21:31+00:00

## Health v2 (maintenance only)
Score: 86/100 (v2, computed 2026-09-03T02:20:16.233290+00:00)
- activity 97, release rhythm 64, longevity 100
- inputs: {"age_days": 2907, "days_push": 23, "days_rel": 160, "gap_med": 83.5, "n_releases_24m": 5}
- flags: none
- formula: round(0.45*activity + 0.35*rhythm + 0.20*longevity); archived -> min(score, 10)

## Adoption (not part of the score)
Stars 1906, forks 886 (observed 2026-08-28T04:05:51.988653+00:00)

## What it is
A Microsoft-maintained collection of challenge-based hackathon materials including student guides, coach guides, lecture presentations, and sample code. It is designed for organizations hosting collaborative, team-based technical learning events in person or virtually.

## Use cases
- host a challenge-based hackathon for my team
- find hands-on learning materials for cloud technologies
- run a virtual hackathon via Microsoft Teams
- get coach guides and student guides for technical workshops
- train developers with team-based challenges instead of step-by-step labs

## When to choose
- you want to host a hackathon for 5-50 people with ready-made challenges
- you prefer collaborative, figure-it-out learning over guided labs
- you need complete event kits with coach and student content

## When to avoid
- you need step-by-step tutorials or self-paced courses
- you want a software tool or library rather than educational content
- you need formal certification training

## Facets
- artifact type: learning-resource
- maturity: active
- function: developer-tools, documentation
- domain: education, cloud-computing, tutorials
- platform: cross-platform
- tags: hackathon, challenge-based-learning, microsoft, training, workshops

## Member repositories
- microsoft/WhatTheHack (main) score 86

## Provenance
- Observed fields: from GitHub, fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.988653+00:00.
- Health v2: computed from the inputs above; adoption is never an input.
- Inferred fields (summary, facets, guidance): AI-extracted, prompt v1, taxonomy v1, on 2026-08-30T03:11:40.835392+00:00, confidence not recorded.
  - readme: https://github.com/microsoft/WhatTheHack (fetched 2026-08-28T04:05:51.988653+00:00, sha 9e6932347805)
- Data as of 2026-08-30T08:39:29.467469+00:00.