Our struggles (and minor wins) with Rive for character animation in 2025

Inspired by Duolingo, we also gave the beta Rive Editor a try to make our AI virtual friends in MindChat come alive. TLDR; It didn't go too well.

Reflections from executing a Design Sprint

How we (partially) applied the Google Design Sprint Kit in a project, and its reflections.

Fixing a Next.js Documentation Issue

How a small bug in the MSW example led me to contribute my first merged PR to Next.js, and what it taught me about open source.

"I can talk to machines"

Lessons from Saleem Koul’s journey through robotics, telecom, and engineering at scale.

Full Stack Deployment: Setting Up CI/CD for Node.js Applications on AWS with Custom Domains

This comprehensive guide will walk you through establishing a professional CI/CD pipeline for Node.js applications on AWS EC2, complete with custom domain configuration.

Grayhat Summer Internship - 2025

Ready to build the future (and present) with us? The Grayhat Summer Internship 2025 is officially open! If you're a university student eager to learn, build, and solve real-world problems with a passionate team, this is your chance to jump in and grow.

Mastra MCP AI Hackathon, and the Illegal Agents pivot

We kicked off April with the first-ever Mastra MCP Hackathon, focused on creating custom MCPs with Illegal Agents. This lead to Illegal Agents pivoting towards the metaverse.

Grayhat at COMPPEC 2025

We always love a place where nerds love to build - no extra fluff. Here's Usama Rashid's narrative on the events which unfolded.

Wrap-up: Web Social Party Game Jam!

Grayhat's first national game jam was an absolute blast! Over 65 developers from 10 universities battled it out to create the best multiplayer card games using PlayroomKit—and the results were wild. Here's the full behind-the-scenes breakdown.

How to apply to Grayhat for GSoC 2025

💡Note: We were not able to make the cut for the GSoC (Google Summer of Code) program this year. We will still, however, be conducting open-source projects for students internationally. Apply to our internship program here: Grayhat Summer Internship - 2025

Creating an MVP for an unofficial v0.dev VS Code Extension clone

The race to generate React UI code in VSCode ensues.

Pixels to Players: How Good Game Designs are Executed

Taking a game from an idea to reality is hard. How do you navigate through a sea of endless ideas and technologies, to deliver something... fun?