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Clean code and hackathons: an auction platform at the Stark Hackathon, then a win at Ethiopia's first OpenAI hackathon.

Just clean code.

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CleanCodes started building in public in late September 2026, posting about software engineering, clean code and architecture. The headline project so far is Cheretanet, an online auction and tender platform its team built for the Stark Hackathon and hopes to grow into a go-to platform in Ethiopia. Between builds come short engineering takes, like a Laravel setup that swaps the default folders for a custom Domain folder. In late October the channel announced a win at Ethiopia's first OpenAI hackathon.

Posting activity
2.4posts a week
31 posts in 26 weeks
26 weeks agothis week
Active since Sep 2026Longest streak 5 wk5-week streak going
Busiest time
Daytime
Peaks around 8pm
Projects
0 shipped
Language
English
97% English · 3% Amharic
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  • The channel's favorite word is "hackathon".
  • 5 weeks in a row with at least one post, and counting.
  • Averages 2.4 posts a week.

The journey.

  1. May – Sep 2026

    Doors open

    The channel was created in May 2026 and came alive in late September with a promise to build in public. The focus is software engineering, clean code and architecture, and growing as an engineer rather than just picking a tech stack.

    Sources#1#9#11
  2. Sep – Oct 2026

    Going once, going twice

    The channel's team entered the Stark Hackathon with Cheretanet, an online auction and tender platform, and asked readers for feedback. The official page showed the project at #3, the event placed it #4, and the channel called it a first hackathon worth the lessons.

    Sources#15#22#24
  3. Oct 2026

    Notes from the workbench

    Between builds come short engineering takes: vibe coding works best on a solid foundation, and a Laravel setup can trade its default folders for a custom Domain folder. The channel also dug up its first project, a car rental portal written in plain PHP.

    Sources#20#26#40
  4. Oct 2026

    Winner, winner

    Less than two weeks after the Stark result, the channel announced that its team had won Ethiopia's first OpenAI hackathon. The post opens in all caps and calls the win unreal.

    Sources#24#45

Building now.

Cheretanet

Launched

The team wants Cheretanet to outlive the Stark Hackathon and become a go-to tender and auction platform in Ethiopia.

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Sources#22#24
All projects
  • Car Rental Portal

    A car rental portal, the channel's first project, built using only fundamental PHP.

    Quiet lately1 posts
    Oct 2026

Start here.

  1. 01

    The kickoff post: what the channel covers and why it builds in public.

    ‎Hey everyone, this is Dawud a final-year IT student at BDU. ‎ ‎After a lot of thinking, I've decided to start posting and documenting my journey. So if you're...

    Sep 27, 20261K views
  2. 02

    The case for a hackathon project that keeps going after the event ends.

    When people hear “hackathon,” the first thing that comes to mind is usually winning. And honestly, that’s understandable. But too many hackathon projects end wh...

    Oct 5, 2026146 views
  3. 03

    The Stark Hackathon result, #3 online and #4 at the event, taken in stride.

    I checked the official Stark Hackathon page and saw our project ranked #3, but at the event, we were told we ranked #4 and didn't receive a certificate. I'm not...

    Oct 11, 202667 views
  4. 04

    A grounded take on vibe coding: the better your foundation, the better it goes.

    https://t.me/shegocodes/1252 ‎I couldn’t agree more by the above post, I’ve tried vibe coding both web and mobile, and web definitely felt more straightforward...

    Oct 1, 202687 views
  5. 05

    The big one: the team's OpenAI hackathon win.

    BROOO, WE ACTUALLY WON! 😭🏆🔥 Still feels unreal! I teamed up with some incredibly talented people, and together, we won Ethiopia’s first OpenAI hackathon! 🇪🇹...

    Oct 24, 202625 views

In their own words.

But too many hackathon projects end when the event ends.
Oct 5, 2026 ↗
The better your foundation, the better you can vibe.
Oct 1, 2026 ↗

Fresh from the channel.

BROOO, WE ACTUALLY WON! 😭🏆🔥 Still feels unreal! I teamed up with some incredibly talented people, and together, we won Ethiopia’s first OpenAI hackathon! 🇪🇹🚀 So grateful for this team and excited to explore what’s next with ChatGPT Pro!...

Oct 24, 2026 · 25 views

bro cooks different 🤖🤖🤖

Oct 24, 2026 · 27 views

btw this my first project i built it before one year using fundamental PHP only... car Rental Portal

Oct 21, 2026 · 35 views

But I think the PHP team is using this to generate hype for the new version release.😭

Oct 21, 2026 · 38 views

Bro, honestly, I respect some women so much. Imagine being one of the few women in a library surrounded by so many men, day after day, and still showing up consistently to focus on ur goals. I don't know if I could handle that kind of env...

Oct 20, 2026 · 42 views

1,000 impressions AND 1,000+ followers! 🎉 it is amazing.

Oct 20, 2026 · 37 views

Written from public posts, updated Oct 26, 2026. Every line links to its source.