We have two challenges live, and I encourage everyone to check them out for a chance to win some prizes and get some DEV badges for your profile.

Both challenges run until August 18.

Join Us For The First Community Smart Contract Challenge With $50,000 In Prizes!

dev.to staff for The DEV Team ・ Jul 10

#devchallenge #stellarchallenge #web3 #blockchain

Join us for the Nylas AI and Communications Challenge: $3,000 in Prizes!

dev.to staff for The DEV Team ・ Aug 7

#devchallenge #nylaschallenge #api #ai

Here is some advice for participating in challenges:

Finish your submission early

Judging does not happen until the very end of the challenge, but when you submit early you get a chance for a bit of implicit or explicit feedback.

You may find some small improvements you can make once it is live. If you wait until the last minute, you may not get this benefit.

Perfect is the enemy of the good

It is hard to tell what might win, so don't go for absolute perfection. If you have a good idea, build it and submit.

As noted, if you submit early you also get a chance to make some tweaks until the end.

Do it for the knowledge and the credibility

The challenge is for you, first and foremost.

Some of our challenges have modest-to-large prize pools. However, don't let this intimidate you or let you overthink it. All valid submissions are a learning opportunity, and all come with public profile badges. These help you build credibility, which many folks use on their resumés.

In the case of the Stellar Challenge, for example, this may be the most interesting opportunity you get to build a smart contract app that you immediately benefit from in the form of knowledge and building your portfolio.

Your public developer reputation will be happy you got over the hump and submitted.

Happy coding and submit early and often ❤️