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Frontend Challenge v24.07.24
Flex your CSS and JS skills!
Running through August 4, Frontend Challenge: Recreation Edition will feature two recreation-themed prompts: CSS Art and Glam Up My Markup. This will be a fun opportunity to flex your JavaScript skills and show off your CSS creativity.
As always, there will be one winner per prompt. That’s two chances to win bragging rights, a gift from the DEV Shop, and an exclusive DEV badge.
Also, in case you didn't know - badges can stack on your profile to show off multiple wins! But of course, it’s not about the winning destination, it’s about the journey. We hope this is an opportunity to challenge yourself and have some fun!
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Key Dates
- Contest start: July 24, 2024
- Submissions due: August 04, 2024
- Winners announced: August 06, 2024
Badge Rewards
Winners
Congratulations to our Frontend Challenge v24.07.24 winners! Read the full announcement post here.
CSS Art: Favorite Recreation
Glam Up My Markup: Cricket League!
Challenge Prompts
CSS Art: Favorite Recreation
Draw what comes to mind for you when someone asks what your favorite recreation is. In other words, what do you do for enjoyment when you’re not working? Some of us on the DEV Team enjoy team sports such as American football, while others prefer less athletic solo endeavors such as knitting. 🧶
Whatever comes to mind when you think of recreation, please show us!
Judging Criteria:
- Creativity
- Effective Use of CSS
- Aesthetic Outcome
Glam Up My Markup: Cricket League!
Use CSS and JavaScript to make the below starter HTML markup beautiful, interactive, and useful. We have provided a starter template of a landing page for the New York Recreational Cricket League. It is not a real recreational league, but that doesn’t mean it can’t have a beautiful landing page. Help this cricket league gain momentum with a spiffy webpage! Since the template does not include photos, you may need to get creative in how you might make it visually appealing.
Your submission should be more fun and interactive than the HTML we provide, but also be usable and accessible. You should not directly edit the HTML provided, unless it is via JavaScript. We expect style and substance. You may add basic boilerplate, including meta tags etc. for presentation purposes.
<!DOCTYPE html>
<html lang="en">
<head>
<meta charset="UTF-8">
<meta name="viewport" content="width=device-width, initial-scale=1.0">
<title>New York Recreational Cricket League</title>
</head>
<body>
<header>
<h1>Welcome to the New York Recreational Cricket League</h1>
<p>Join us to experience the thrill of cricket right in the heart of New York City!</p>
</header>
<section>
<h2>About the League</h2>
<p>The New York Recreational Cricket League (NYRCL) is dedicated to promoting the sport of cricket among New Yorkers of all ages. We offer a friendly but competitive environment where players can improve their skills and enjoy the game.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>How to Join</h2>
<p>Interested in playing? We welcome players of all skill levels! To join, simply fill out our online registration form on our website, or contact us at join@nyrcl.com for more details.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>League Fees</h2>
<p>The registration fee for the league is $150 per player, which covers the entire season. This fee includes uniforms, equipment rental, and insurance.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Location of Games</h2>
<p>All games are held at the iconic Central Park Cricket Fields, located near the north end of Central Park, easily accessible via public transportation.</p>
</section>
<section>
<h2>Season Schedule</h2>
<p>The NYRCL season runs from April through September, with games typically held on weekends. Here is the schedule for the upcoming season:</p>
<ul>
<li>Opening Day: April 15th</li>
<li>Mid-Season Tournament: July 8th-9th</li>
<li>Season Finals: September 20th</li>
<li>Closing Ceremony: September 30th</li>
</ul>
</section>
<footer>
<p>Contact Us: </p>
<p>Email: info@nyrcl.com | Phone: (555) 123-4567</p>
<p>Follow us on our social media pages for updates and more information.</p>
</footer>
</body>
</html>
Judging Criteria:
- Accessibility
- Usability and User Experience
- Creativity
- Code quality
Frontend Challenge v24.07.24 FAQ
Participation
Can I submit to multiple prompts?
Yes, you are welcome to submit to multiple prompts.
Can one submission qualify for multiple prompts?
Yes, if your submission offers a solution to multiple prompts, it can qualify for multiple prompts.
Can I submit to a prompt more than once?
Yes, you can submit multiple submissions per prompt but you’ll need to publish a separate post for each submission.
- In the event that you may win two or more prompts, and your submission is very close with another participant, we will favor the other participant.
- In the event that you do win two or more prompts, you will only receive one winner badge.
Can I work on a team?
Yes, you can work on teams of up to four people.
- If you collaborate with anyone, you’ll need to list their DEV handles in your submission post so we can award a badge to your entire team! Please only publish one submission per team.
- DEV does not handle prize-splitting, so in the event that your submission wins the shop gift, you will need to split that amongst yourselves. Thank you for understanding!
How old do I have to be to participate?
Participants need to be 18+ in order to participate.
If I live in X, am I eligible to participate?
For eligibility rules, see our official challenge rules.
Submission
Can my submission include open source code?
Riffing on open source code and borrowing and improving on previous work/ideas is encouraged but it’s important your changes are significant enough to ensure your submission is valid.
When does riffing become plagiarism?
It will depend, but transparency is important, license compatibility is important. You can use someone else’s code to give you a jumpstart to demonstrate your ideas on top of someone else’s base, but not just re-package the base. It should be clear to the judges what you added to the project in terms of the code and conceptual inspiration. This means, you should clearly state what you were building on and what elements are original to this new submission. When building on existing code, we expect a significant change that adds something tangible to the output. i.e. a new animation, and new sprite, a new function, a new presentation. Not just changes to the source - i.e. changing colours, changing one sprite, changing one function.
What happens if my submission is considered plagiarized or invalid?
Anything deemed to be plagiarism will not be eligible for prizes. Incidental plagiarism may simply result in your disqualification from the challenge (regardless of the number of other valid submissions you have published). Egregious plagiarism will result in your suspension from DEV entirely. Any non-generic, non-trivial usage of prior work, including open source code must be credited in your submission.
Do submissions have to be in English?
Non-english submissions are eligible for a completion badge but not eligible for prizes due to the current limitations of our judges. We will not be judging on mastery of the English language, so please don’t let this deter you from submitting if you are not a native English speaker! We hope to evolve this in the future to be more accommodating.
Do I need a license for my code?
You are not required to license your code but we strongly recommend that you do. Here are some you may consider: MIT, Apache, BSD-2, BSD-3, or Commons Clause.
Can I use AI?
Use of AI is allowed as long as all other rules are followed. We want to give you a chance to show off your skills in realistic scenarios. If you use AI tools to help you achieve your submission, all the power to you.
How do I embed my project directly into my DEV post?
Our editor supports many types of embeds, including: Stackbliz, Glitch, Github, etc. You can typically use the {% embed https://... %} syntax directly in the post. Click here for more information on our markdown support.
- For CodePen, you will need to use this syntax:
{% codepen http://... %} - For CodeSandbox, you will need to use this syntax:
{% codesandbox http://... %}
Judging and Prizing
Can there be ties?
In the event of a tie in scoring between judges, the judges will select the entry that received the highest number of positive reactions on their DEV post to determine the winner.
How will I know if I won?
Winners will be announced in a DEV post on the winner announcement date noted in our key dates section.
When will winners receive their Forem Shop gift?
The DEV Team will contact you via the email associated with your DEV profile within, at most, 10 business days of the announcement date to share the details of the shop gift.
When will I receive my DEV badge?
Both participation and winner badges will be awarded, in most cases, the same day as the winner announcement.
When will I receive my prizes? The DEV Team will contact you via the email associated with your DEV profile within, at most, 10 business days of the announcement date to share the details of claiming your prizes.
Frontend Challenge v24.07.24 Rules
NO PURCHASE NECESSARY. Open only to 18+. Contest entry period ends August 04, 2024 at 11:59 PM PDT. Contest is void where prohibited or restricted by law or regulation. All entires must be submitted during the content period. For Official Rules, see Frontend Challenge: Recreation Contest Rules and General Contest Official Rules.
