NerdNest
A coding channel that went from linked-list study notes to a 3rd-place hackathon finish.
I build things, break things, overthink things, and make something useful too.
NerdNest started in September 2024 with data structures notes and coding interview questions, often signed off with "Happy coding". Since then it has grown into a build log, from the MedScope hackathon story to PROBE taking 3rd place and the October 2026 reveal of ROOM, a real-time collaboration tool. Posts are mostly in English and lately arrive at 11.7 a week.
- Its most-used word is "data", which suits a channel that opened with data structures notes.
- Its longest posting streak ran 13 weeks in a row.
- Only 8 percent of its posts are forwards.
The journey.
- Sep – Nov 2024
- Dec 2024 – Jan 2025
- Mar – Jul 2025
Hackathon Season
March 2025 opened with a win in the Agent.ai no-code AI track of a hackathon that ran over a month. A June entry went in with 30 minutes to spare, and by July the tally stood at three hackathons, two wins and one finalist spot, with the MedScope rebuild written up as a story.
Sources#374#423#448#455 - Jan – Feb 2026
- Aug – Oct 2026
Ship Mode
After a pause of over five months, an August 2026 update listed new hackathon wins and an AI product in the works. September added a computer vision project that estimates a child's growth from a photo, and October brought ROOM's reveal, PROBE's 3rd place out of 79 teams and a learning website for AWS AASTU's AI/ML students.
Sources#476#585#624#631
Building now.
- PROBE
A team project on the STARK platform, with an explainer video, that made the top 5 and took 3rd place out of 79 teams.
Launched3 postsOct 2026Visit - MedScope
A hackathon project for the African Blockchain Championship's Blockchain for Good theme, rebuilt from zero after a rough first MVP.
Quiet lately1 postsJul 2025–
Start here.
- 01
Day 3 of the early data structures notes: a walk through linked lists.
▎Day 3: Linked Lists ▎Topic Overview ▎What is a Linked List? So we hav seen about array yesterday and today we will try to cover another List ADT(abstract dat...
Sep 18, 202427 views - 02
A candid diary of a hackathon submission with 30 minutes left, and what it taught.
so i just submitted a project for a hackathon literally with 30 minutes left 😭 and while catching my breath, i thought… maybe i should share something with you...
Jun 29, 202592 views - 03
The MedScope story, from a rough Phase 1 MVP to a rebuild from zero for Phase 2.
A couple of months ago, we stumbled upon a hackathon announcement from the African Blockchain Championship in a aastupoll post. The theme? Blockchain for Good....
Jul 30, 2025186 views - 04
Why building your own take on a company's problem beats another generic AI project.
There was a company I used to follow that was working on child growth monitoring. I researched what they were building and decided to build my own version a co...
Sep 22, 202674 views - 05
Meet ROOM: real-time collaboration for teams, live across any device.
Think together. Build faster. No matter where you are or what time it is, collaboration shouldn’t feel distant. With ROOM, you and your team can drop in, conn...
Oct 3, 202672 views
In their own words.
hackathons teach you how to get things done
Build projects that make a company think this person understands what we're trying to solve.
Fresh from the channel.
Posted my first reel Link @nrdnet
For me it is Vincent van gogh @nrdnet
who is your favourite painter? @nrdnet
Also dont test your product through your friends and your loved ones, test it through ppl who are not related to you that way you will get real feedbacks since they dont care about what u feel. @nrdnet
Dont be emotionally attached to your projects or products I learned that the hard way so learn from me. @nrdnet
Learn project management that's what will make you beat the crowd @nrdnet