The latest articles on DEV Community by Abdul Basith (@bloggerbasith). https://dev.to/bloggerbasith https://media2.dev.to/dynamic/image/width=90,height=90,fit=cover,gravity=auto,format=auto/https:%2F%2Fdev-to-uploads.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fuploads%2Fuser%2Fprofile_image%2F3318305%2Fe5a49bbd-2a27-4360-b835-d093521b58c8.png https://dev.to/bloggerbasith en Abdul Basith Thu, 03 Jul 2025 05:14:18 +0000 https://dev.to/bloggerbasith/building-with-bolt-my-hackathon-journey-1l71 https://dev.to/bloggerbasith/building-with-bolt-my-hackathon-journey-1l71 <p><em>This is a submission for the <a href="https://dev.to/challenges/wlh">World's Largest Hackathon Writing Challenge</a>: Building with Bolt.</em></p> <p>Joining the world’s largest hackathon through Bolt.new was a totally new experience for me as a non-programmer. I submitted five projects—Budget Nova, Pets War, Tap a Cat, CatGPT, and Qreate—each with a different idea and style. Out of these, CatGPT and Qreate used AI. In CatGPT, I built a chatty cat companion that replies in a fun and emotional way using prompt-based AI. In Qreate, I used AI to turn short quotes into beautiful poster designs automatically. It was exciting to see how easily I could bring creative ideas to life with the help of AI.</p> <p>Bolt.new really made the development process fast and smooth. I didn’t have to write heavy code. Instead, I focused more on creative thinking, connecting blocks, and trying out different flows. Even for my non-AI apps like Tap a Cat or Pets War, I enjoyed testing sponsor APIs and learning how to turn small ideas into working apps quickly.</p> <p>Thanks to Bolt, I now feel more confident to build new things—even without knowing how to code.</p> devchallenge wlhchallenge bolt ai