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Hack Club YSWS · 12 weeks

MAKE
RAD SOFTWARE.

A 12-week coding challenge for wonderfully over-curious people. A new theme every Sunday. Ship software by Friday. Turn your hours into RadTokens.

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01 / THE BRIEF

TWELVE WEEKS
OF GOOD IDEAS.

RadShips is a 12-week You Ship, We Ship program under Hack Club. Every Sunday, a brand-new software theme lands in your inbox.

By Friday, make and ship a software project around it: an app, game, tool, website, or bot. Approved projects earn RadTokens based on the time you put in.

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02 / HOW IT WORKS

THE LOOP
IS THE POINT.

One sharp deadline every week. Make software, learn a ton, and ship it.

SUNDAY / 01
✳

A theme drops

A broad new prompt arrives every Sunday. Interpret it your own way—there is never just one right project.

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MON–THU / 02
⌘

Build software

Build solo or with friends. Make one big project, five small ones, or a bunch of experiments—there is no project limit.

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FRIDAY / 03
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Ship it

Submit a working project and log your hours before the weekly deadline. Once the theme closes, it cannot earn RadShips credit later.

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REVIEW / 04
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Earn RadTokens

Approved hours become RadTokens. Redeem them for prizes in the growing RadShips shop, then do it all again next Sunday.

WHAT COUNTS

Web apps, games, CLI tools, bots, APIs, browser extensions, automations, and other software projects made around that week’s theme.

NO LATE CREDIT

Didn’t finish by Friday? Keep building it or take it to another YSWS if that program allows it—but it cannot earn RadTokens for the closed RadShips theme.

NEED HELP?

Ask in #radships on Slack or DM @rudragoel before you spend a week wondering whether your idea qualifies.

THE WEEK, IN DETAIL

Every one of the 12 weeks follows the same loop. You decide how ambitious the project is; the deadline keeps it moving.

  1. SUNDAY

    Pick a direction

    A broad theme drops. Read it, sketch an idea, and choose a software project that fits. One theme can mean completely different things to different people.

  2. MONDAY — THURSDAY

    Build at your pace

    Work on one larger project, several small ones, or quick experiments. There is no project limit and no required number of hours—just build something you can ship.

  3. FRIDAY

    Submit before the deadline

    Ship your completed software project, then log the hours you spent on it. When the weekly theme closes, new submissions for that theme are no longer eligible for RadTokens.

  4. AFTER REVIEW

    Turn approved work into rewards

    Once your hours are approved, they become RadTokens. Spend them in the RadShips Shop; new themed prizes can appear as the season progresses, while previous rewards remain available.

03 / BOARDING NOW

READY TO
BUILD RAD?

Bring your half-formed software ideas. We’ll bring a new reason to ship every week.

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04 / FAQ

GOOD
QUESTIONS.

What can I build?+

Anything and however many software projects you like: apps, games, websites, tools, bots, and more. Each project must be shipped by Friday, with its hours logged, to count for that week.

Do I need to finish every week?+

Yes, if you want to redeem the hours for RadTokens. If you do not finish in time, you can take the project to any other YSWS that is willing to take it.

Can I use AI?+

No. A little AI help for debugging is allowed, but the major goal here is for people to actually code and learn.

How do RadTokens work?+

Finished, approved software projects earn RadTokens based on the hours you log. Spend them in the RadShips prize shop.