Team Rakshak's experience taking part in MonstarHacks 2023
Participating in MonstarHacks, Monstarlab's yearly internal hackathon, for the first time was an experience outside our everyday project routine. Below, we share our experience and provide insight into the product we aimed to create. Why was this challeng...
An overview of PASETO Token-Based Authentication
When it comes to securing web applications, there are various options for authentication and authorization. Two popular choices are PASETO and JWT. While JWT has been widely utilized for many years, PASETO is a relatively new technology that has gained tr...
MonstarHacks solution to decrease pet relinquishment in a Colombian NGO shelter
We had a blast participating for the first time in MonstarHacks and even though the pressure can be very high due to the limited amount of time, the resulting ideas can be truly amazing. Here we would like to share a little bit of our discoveries and solu...
An interactive and resource efficient gamified learning platform
This year's MonstarHacks main theme was NGOs and 4 NGOs were selected to partner up with Monstarlab to provide real life challenges. These 4 NGOs are working on 3 different topics: Children Rights Health/Crisis Animal Rescue For our project, we choose a...
An overview of the Little Lifelines application
For the past 2 years, Monstarlab has been hosting a hackathon for all its employees from every branch worldwide. This marked the third consecutive year of the event. We participated this year as Team 5 (Hacktivists). The topic this year was particularly e...
ChatGPT meets Flutter: A step by step integration guide
ChatGPT is a large language model that was trained by OpenAI, an artificial intelligence research laboratory consisting of the for-profit corporation OpenAI LP and its parent company, the non-profit OpenAI Inc. OpenAI was founded in 2015 with the goal of ...
Monstarhacks 2023 - An amazing remote hackathon experience
Participating in MonstarHacks, Monstarlab's internal hackathon, was truly an amazing experience. The event brought together a diverse group of individuals, each with their own unique set of skills and backgrounds from different countries. For my team, all...
Full stack training for frontend engineers with Serverless Framework
As a frontend engineer, learning to become a full stack engineer can seem like a daunting task. However, with the right tools and knowledge, it's possible to build scalable, production-ready web applications that incorporate both frontend and backend log...
How to build your first Decentraland project
As the metaverse continues to gain popularity, Decentraland has emerged as a powerful platform and is an excellent tool to learn. This tutorial will guide you through the process of creating your first project on Decentraland. Using Decentraland's Builder...