How Bolt.new Helped Me Go From Beginner to Builder in the World’s Largest Hackathon
How Bolt.new Helped Me Go From Beginner to Builder in the World’s Largest Hackathon
I first discovered Bolt.new during the winter — and back then, I barely knew how to build anything. But I immediately got inspired by the way Bolt built websites so cleanly, with no errors. I had used other services before, but they often had bugs or broken features. Bolt felt different — solid, fast, and reliable.
That moment hooked me.
Since then, I kept building. I created more and more projects with Bolt, learning as I went. Then I found out about the World’s Largest Hackathon, and I thought — maybe I should join?
So I did.
I built a full project called OpenSource Hub in just a few days. It’s a platform where people can publish and share open-source websites, apps, and games — kind of like GitHub, but much simpler and visual.
Bolt.new was a huge help during this process. For example, when I was setting up Firebase for backend and database, Bolt guided me step-by-step to run specific commands and deploy it correctly.
Thanks to Bolt, I learned so much.
Now I feel confident building full-stack projects, using TypeScript, Vue, APIs, AI (like Gemini 2.5 Flash), and more. And I’m really proud of what I made — and how far I’ve come.
Thank you, Bolt.new. You helped turn a beginner into a builder.
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