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Posted on Nov 27 • Edited on Dec 2

Join us for the DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge: $1,000 in Prizes!

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We are so excited to team up with DevCycle to bring the community a challenge all about having fun with feature flags!

Running through December 8th, the DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge provides an opportunity to think outside the box by getting creative with feature flags. If you've only used feature flags for release management or A/B testing, prepare to unleash your creativity and discover their playful potential. Think game mechanics, interactive experiences, or even generative art – the possibilities are endless.

We have one prompt for this challenge but three ways to win.

Did we mention how fun this will be? Read on!

Our Prompt: Feature Flag Funhouse 🎉

Build an app that showcases the most unique, creative, or fun way to use feature flags in an application by leveraging a DevCycle SDK, OpenFeature Provider or the API!

Feature flags are great for toggling things on and off, but this challenge is about exploring how they can bring your app to life in more fun and imaginative ways.

We have two additional prize categories for this prompt:

OpenFeature Aficionado: Awarded to a project that showcases the most creative use of a DevCycle OpenFeature Provider!
API All-Star: Awarded to a project that shines by making full use of the DevCycle API— showcase creativity and capability through effective integration!

Here is the submission template for anyone that wants to jump right in, but please review all challenge rules on the official challenge page before submitting.

Submission Template

Judging Criteria and Prizes

All submissions will be judged on the following:

Use of underlying technology
Usability and User Experience
Accessibility
Creativity
Additional Prize Category Requirements (if applicable)

The winner of our overall prompt (1) will receive:

$500 USD
6-month DEV++ Membership
Exclusive DEV Badge
A gift from the DEV Shop

The winners of our additional prize categories (2) will receive:

$250 USD
6-month DEV++ Membership
Exclusive DEV Badge
A gift from the DEV Shop

All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile.

How To Participate

In order to participate, you will need to publish a post using the submission template provided. All submissions must implement a DevCycle SDK, OpenFeature Provider or the API, and have an MIT license.

Please review our full rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contests rules such eligibility requirements.

Need Inspiration, Feedback, or Help?

You can get to know DevCycle by utilizing their docs and tutorials:

We encourage all participants to join the DevCycle Discord Community to connect with their team and more developers implementing feature flags!

Important Dates

November 27: DevCycle Feature Flag Challenge begins!
December 08: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PDT
December 12: Winners Announced

We hope you enjoy the feature flag funhouse, and can’t wait to see what you build! Questions about the challenge? Ask them below.

Good luck and happy coding!

Top comments (11)

Ben Halpern • Nov 27

The last challenge was one of the most popular yet, excited to see what folks do with this one.

Schemetastic (Rodrigo) • Nov 28 • Edited

What a cool idea! So, basically, it is like having variables in the cloud that you can manage and then in your code you can add the logic to test features, depending on the value that has on the cloud. 🤯

Shafayet Hossain • Nov 29

If it weren't for all this study and work pressure, I swear I’d jump into this challenge right away. I really, really want to join, but I just can't right now😭😭😭

Charlie Say • Nov 27

lets go!

Pull Review with Scott Beeker • Nov 29

Awesome!! 😎

Jaisurya • Nov 30

All the best for all the participants 👍

Grunet • Nov 29 • Edited

Not sure there's enough time to iron it out, but I thought of making a digital shishi-odori as a metaphor for automatic load shedding controlled by feature flags.