Starknet Builders Meetup @ BuildWith HackPrix x CodeForChange
Build with Starknet — Developer Meetup & Workshop (Hyderabad)
Co-hosted with Starknet Foundation
Join us for a hands-on Starknet developer meetup in Hyderabad, designed for students, builders, and software engineers who want to go beyond theory and actually build on Starknet.
Over three hours, we’ll cover the fundamentals of Starknet, Cairo, and ZK-rollups, then move into a guided coding + deployment session where you set up a project, write a simple contract, and deploy it live on Starknet testnet.
This meetup is hosted inside a larger hackathon environment, which means that after the workshop, developers are free to continue hacking on Starknet-based projects, form teams, and explore ideas. However, the focus of this session itself is education, onboarding, and practical Starknet developer experience—not competition or prizes.
You should attend if you:
Are a student, early-career dev, or Web2 engineer curious about Web3 and ZK tech
Want a structured introduction to Starknet, Cairo, and account abstraction
Prefer learning by doing rather than just listening to talks
Are participating in the hackathon and want a solid Starknet foundation before you build
By the end of the meetup, you’ll:
Understand how Starknet scales Ethereum using STARK proofs
Know the basics of writing contracts in Cairo 1.0
Experience native account abstraction on Starknet
Have deployed a simple contract to testnet and interacted with it using developer tools
No prior Starknet experience is required. Basic familiarity with programming (JavaScript, Python, or any C-like language) is helpful but not mandatory.
Agenda — 22 November (6:00 PM – 9:00 PM IST)
6:00 – 6:15 PM — Check-in & Warm-up
Registration and seating
Quick intro to the organizers & Starknet Foundation
Setting expectations for the session
6:15 – 6:40 PM — What is Starknet & Why ZK-Rollups Matter
L1 vs L2 and where Starknet fits
STARK proofs in simple terms
High-level Starknet architecture and ecosystem
6:40 – 7:15 PM — Cairo 1.0 Basics for Builders
Cairo syntax & mental model
Simple contract structure
How Starknet compiles and executes your code (Sierra overview)
7:15 – 8:25 PM — Hands-on Workshop: From Zero to Deployed Contract
Project setup (Scaffold-Stark / starter template)
Writing a basic smart contract in Cairo
Compiling and deploying to Starknet testnet
Interacting with the contract (UI CLI simple script demo)
8:25 – 8:40 PM — Account Abstraction & Better UX on Starknet
What makes Starknet’s native AA powerful
Examples of custom accounts and user flows
How this impacts wallets and dApp UX
8:40 – 9:00 PM — Open Q&A + Next Steps for Builders
Q&A with organizers
How to continue building after the meetup (docs, Starklings, ecosystem projects)
Invite interested participants to continue hacking on Starknet during the broader event