👕 Last 10 years of Hacktoberfest merch, a journey through time 👀

Hey friends 👋

I thought it would be cool to revisit all the Hacktoberfest tee-shirts created over the years!

When coding (and contributing), we all enjoy having something comfortable to wear.

Knowing this, Hacktoberfest has created a couple of gems for us to code with. 💎

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Now, let's check out the evolution of their tee shirts over the years! ⬇️

2014

A classic grey-coloured shirt with a bit of beer as a reference to Oktoberfest. Love it 👏

You have to give some extra points for being one of the OGs, so I'd give this a:

4.5/5

2015

No more reference to beer this time. We are now in pumpkin land and eager for Halloween to arrive. 🎃

I love the event, so it means I'm 100% biased 😄
I'll give this a:

3.75/5

I know, a bit anal about the scoring lol.

2016

A darker grey shirt with a more minimalistic vibe - not my favourite, but still quite good-looking.

I think it is reasonable to give this:

3.5/5

PS: I could not find a better pic, if you have one, send it over!

2017

We stay on a minimalistic design with a blue background that is, this time, slightly darker.

The colours harmonise well together. For this, my score would be:

3.5/5

2018

Now, I really like this one! This is the first time we actually show a computer.

It has a retro/gamer vibe that really works. This deserves a strong:

4.65/5

2019

There is a nice futuristic vibe here with very bright colours.

I can understand how people may like this one. Personally though, it isn't my style.

Still, I'd say a fair assessment would be:

4/5

2020

Grey, pink and burgundy are the main colours for this edition.

It looks really cool, but it does not have as strong a "personality" when comparing it to the other tee shirts.

My final mark for this one is:

3/5

2021

This is a tee shirt that just gives off a cosy vibe of just coding and chilling. The patterns also call for Christmas design, which is never a bad thing 🎄

4.5/5 (mainly for the nice vibe 🔥)

2022

This shirt is so dope, IMO.
It feels modern, relevant and just cool. There is a dark version (the one advertised here) but also a lighter version.

Looking back at some comments, the community definitely loved that one a lot.

I'd give this one a:

4.9/10

2023

This shirt is really nice. It is very clear, and...

OK, I'm fudging with you a little bit here.

If you see a blank space, it's completely normal.

There is no 2023 tee shirt.

This year, Hacktoberfest's parent company, Digital Ocean, decided to stop the free tee-shirts.

This was due to a mix of logistics complexity tied to the event growing and environmental concerns in producing that many tee-shirts. I think that's fair.

Also, I have not found the 2013 edition. Was there actually a tee shirt in Hacktoberfest's first year? If so, please drop a link so I can add it to the article.

All in all, these were all the Hacktoberfest tee shirts created over the years. I hope you enjoyed this little journey in time.

Please let me know if you think my judging was 💩, I am no expert lol.

What about you? What is your favourite one? ➡️ Copy this template below and paste your score in the comments

2014: x/5
2015: x/5
2016: x/5
2017: x/5
2018: x/5
2019: x/5
2020: x/5
2021: x/5
2022: x/5

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