# Blazingly Fast

> A 72-hour Rust systems programming challenge: build a fast URL shortener.

- Website: https://blazinglyfast.net/
- Organiser: Hackathon Raptors, https://www.raptors.dev/, hello@raptors.dev
- Format: online hackathon
- Year: 2023
- Status: concluded

## Judging at Hackathon Raptors

Every Hackathon Raptors event is judged by a panel formed for that event and matched to its subject.
To judge an upcoming Hackathon Raptors event, or to nominate someone, write to hello@raptors.dev with a short note on your background. A new online hackathon runs most months.
- How judges are selected: https://www.raptors.dev/judges
- Contact: hello@raptors.dev

## Upcoming Hackathon Raptors events

- Agentware (27-30 November 2026): https://agentwarehack.com/
- Code Olympics Winter Championship 2026 (18-21 December 2026): https://codeolympics.com/winter-2026
- Every event, past and upcoming: https://www.raptors.dev/llms.txt

## About Hackathon Raptors



Hackathon Raptors is a UK community interest company that runs online engineering hackathons, each judged by a panel of senior engineers.

- Website: https://www.raptors.dev/

- Judging: https://www.raptors.dev/judges