Rashika Karki’s Dev-otion Wins at the Lovable Ditto Hackathon 🚀📝

<figure><img height="679" width="828" src="https://substackcdn.com/image/fetch/$s_!wHIj!,w_1456,c_limit,f_auto,q_auto:good,fl_progressive:steep/https%3A%2F%2Fsubstack-post-media.s3.amazonaws.com%2Fpublic%2Fimages%2F424f462b-0fc6-4517-9070-6a1585f4c162_828x679.png"></figure><p>Her project, <strong>Dev-otion</strong>, combines mind maps, tasks, developer-friendly shortcuts, and an AI chat that uses your own notes as context. In other words: a workspace built <em>by</em> a developer, <em>for</em> developers.</p><p>👉 <a href="https://campus.buildclub.ai/projects/01992260-7674-77ce-b4c8-e290f0615358">Explore Dev-otion here</a></p><hr><h3>The Project: Dev-otion</h3><p>Rashika describes Dev-otion as both practical and personal.</p><blockquote><p>“It combines mind maps, tasks, developer-friendly shortcuts, and an AI chat that uses your own notes as context. I created it mainly for myself (and hopefully other developers) as a way to organize and explore knowledge.”</p></blockquote><p>The hackathon gave her the perfect opportunity to go all in on an idea she’d been craving — no constraints, no second-guessing.</p><hr><h3>Why “Ditto”?</h3><p>The hackathon’s theme, <em>“with AI, you can copy anything,”</em> inspired Rashika to riff on existing tools she already loved.</p><blockquote><p>“I embraced the theme by vibe coding a copy of tools I love and remixing them into something entirely developer-focused. It is not just a copy, but a ‘cursed yet useful’ remix built entirely with Lovable.”</p></blockquote><hr><h3>Challenges</h3><p>While Lovable smoothed a lot of the process, one challenge stood out:</p><blockquote><p>“The trickiest part was wiring up the RAG (Retrieval-Augmented Generation) flow inside its environment and making the mind map UI feel intuitive within such a short timeframe.”</p></blockquote><hr><h3>Highlights</h3><p>For Rashika, the magic moment was realizing just how much was possible without a backend.</p><blockquote><p>“When I realized I had built a fully functional AI-powered notes app with tasks and mind maps without touching a traditional backend. It felt like cheating in the best way possible.”</p></blockquote><hr><h3>What’s Next?</h3><p>Unlike many hackathon projects that live and die in a weekend, Rashika sees <em>Dev-otion</em> as something she’ll keep building.</p><blockquote><p>“I built this for myself, and I have always wanted a tool with these exact features. I plan to polish it further, add multi-user support, and continue using it as my personal developer knowledge base.”</p></blockquote><hr><h3>Advice for Future Hackathon Builders</h3><p>Her advice is refreshingly simple:</p><blockquote><p>“Let your imagination run wild. Do not overthink the target users. Build what excites you.”</p></blockquote><hr><h3>Big Picture: Copying as Remixing</h3><p>Rashika sees AI not as a tool for cloning, but as a way to <strong>remix</strong> tools into something personal.</p><blockquote><p>“AI will let anyone remix existing tools into their own personal versions, perfectly tailored to their workflows. … What used to take days to prototype can now be done in just hours, and more people than ever are becoming creators.”</p></blockquote><hr><p><strong>📌 Connect with Rashika on <a href="https://www.linkedin.com/in/rashikakarki/">LinkedIn</a>.</strong><br><strong>📌 Explore her project, <a href="https://campus.buildclub.ai/projects/01992260-7674-77ce-b4c8-e290f0615358">Dev-otion</a>.</strong></p><hr>