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Happy New Year! What was your win this week?!

Jess Lee on January 02, 2026

πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹πŸ‘‹ Looking back on your week -- what was something you're proud of? All wins count -- big or small πŸŽ‰ Examples of 'wins' include: Getting a p...
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Pascal CESCATO

I kicked off β€” and nearly finished β€” building my app for the β€œNew Year, New You” challenge, and I’ve already written about 90% of the accompanying article.

In parallel, I updated and validated my three WordPress plugins against the latest 6.9 release β€” it’s always reassuring to ship code that’s tested on what people actually run, not on legacy versions.

And I managed to do all of that without cutting into the time I spend with my daughter during the Christmas holidays, which might be the real win here.

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Shubham Battoo • Edited

Wrote a new blog post hahah, been sometime

dev.to/shubhambattoo/side-projects...

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csm

for the first time, parsing in compiler design is making sense in actual implementation!

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Richard Pascoe

My win this week was to approach the New Year with a fresh commitment to learn coding, through a new account at freeCodeCamp, relaunching my GitHub account, and joining the DEV Community to ensure that I remain committed throughout the year ahead!

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Rizan Bhandari

Technically last year, but, after trying dozens of ideas, finally decided on what I want my personal site to be. Minimal, authentic, me.

Tech: Next for static rendering, pagefind with mdx-based posts.

Also refreshed LLM ideas with Viktor Schlegel at an AI school and fixed a tricky styling bug with two flex-wrap classes.

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ElshadHu

I liked it. Simplicity is the key. πŸ‘πŸ‘

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adriens

Finally submitted the first challenge of the year, which is the achievement of many months of development on github.com/opt-nc/geol :

... and announced it :

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Jesse PiaΕ›cik

Happy New Year!

My win this week... I made resolving Jira tickets easier for me, my team and imdone-cli users.

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IamAdhitya

I joined this Dev.to community. That is my achievement

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Dmitry Labintcev

Deleted my Go Gateway and rewrote it in C.
600 lines, one less language to worry about.
Small win, but feels good to simplify.

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Sophie

Happy New Year! My win this week was staying consistent with my goals and making real progressβ€”feels good to start the year on the right track.

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Simangaliso Vilakazi

My win this week was shipping.
I stopped polishing, deployed my portfolio, and put real work out there instead of keeping it private.
Anxiety makes sharing hard, but I pushed through. That’s my mission this year: stepping out of my comfort zone.

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Oriowo Truth

Thanks, I think I also have to do this.

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Simangaliso Vilakazi

Don’t let doubt stop you from doing what you love. Push through it

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official_dulin

Learn how to use MCP tool

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Jramone3

A reflection on Global Talent and Local Constraints

"Hi Jess and the DEV Team,

As a long-time member of this community and a developer deeply committed to building with AI (currently architecting the REMI-IA ecosystem), I am thrilled to see Google AI pushing the boundaries of what’s possible with Gemini 3 Flash and Cloud Run.

However, I feel compelled to share a respectful reflection regarding the eligibility restrictions. It is disheartening to see a list of countries, including my own (Venezuela), excluded from participating in the rewards of a challenge that celebrates innovation.

In the world of code, we are taught that logic and talent have no borders. When a 'Global Challenge' is launched, the exclusion of thousands of brilliant developers based on their geographic location feels like a setback for the spirit of open collaboration that defines DEV.

I understand these are often legal/OFAC constraints beyond the team's control, but it highlights a critical reality: the urgent need for Digital Sovereignty. At REMI-IA, we will continue to build, innovate, and contribute to the AI ecosystem, not for the prizes, but because we believe technology should be a bridge, not a wall.

I will follow the challenge closely and continue to prove that excellence knows no geography. Best of luck to all participants who can apply."

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Hakan ANGIN

I want to learn system design with Node.Js

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Tam Nguyen • Edited

a new sale!

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dyoungscientist

I'm greatful for this opportunity been meaning to work on my portfolio now I have the incentive πŸ˜…

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Aryan Choudhary

Got my first job as a SDE-1
Intrusive thoughts to throw my laptop and build a farm increased 10x
Learnt a lot of soft skills and time+energy management

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MoiAI

Feels good to start the year. Thanks !!

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Dmitry Labintcev

Week 1 (3 days) of 2026:

  • 2 new AI security engines
  • Full doc sync
  • Architecture cleanup Not flashy, but solid progress.