The Unsung Database Work Behind a Hackathon's Polished Demo

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At a weekend hackathon, a developer took on the backend database role for AidStream, a blockchain-based aid distribution platform. While teammates focused on the UI, pitch, and demo experience, this developer worked behind the scenes to keep the data architecture stable and functional. The experience highlighted how database management at hackathons is often invisible yet critical to a project's success. Without a reliable schema holding everything together, the code built by other team members would not have been able to run. The account serves as a reminder that the unglamorous infrastructure work is often what makes a polished demo possible.

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