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DEV April Fools Challenge Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

DEV April Fools Challenge

Sponsored by Dev Community Inc.("Sponsor")

NO ENTRY FEE. NO PURCHASE NECESSARY TO ENTER OR WIN. VOID WHERE PROHIBITED.

We urge you to carefully read the terms and conditions of this Contest Landing Page located here and the DEV Community Inc. General Contest Official Rules located here ("Official Rules"), incorporated herein by reference. The following contest specific details on this Contest Announcement Page, together with the Official Rules, govern your participation in the named contest defined below (the "Contest").

Sponsor does not claim ownership rights in your Entry. The Official Rules describe the rights you give to Sponsor by submitting an Entry to participate in the named Contest. In the event of a conflict between the terms of this Contest Announcement Page and the Official Rules, the Official Rules will govern and control.

Contest Name: DEV April Fools Challenge
Entry Period: The Contest begins on April 1, 2026 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on April 12, 2026 at 11:59 PM PDT (the "Entry Period")

How to Enter: All entries must be submitted no later than the end of the Entry Period. You may enter the Contest during the Entry Period as follows:

  1. Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
  2. Follow any instructions on the Contest Page and submit your completed entry (each an "Entry").

There is no limit on the number of Entries you may submit during the Entry Period.

Required Elements for Entries: Without limiting any terms of the Official Rules, each Entry must include, at a minimum, the following elements:

  • A published submission post on DEV that provides an overview of the project using the submission template provided on the Contest Page.

Judging Criteria: All qualified entries will be judged by a panel as selected by Sponsor as set forth in the Official Rules.

Judges will award winners based on the following criteria:

  • Anti-Value Proposition: How delightfully useless, silly, or over-engineered is the project?
  • Creativity: Is the concept original or a hilariously bad take on a familiar problem?
  • Technical Execution: Is the project functional in its dysfunction?
  • Writing Quality: Is the submission post clear, and does it tell a funny, compelling story about the project?

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. In the event that a participant may win two or more categories, and the submissions are a tie, we will favor the participant that has not already won a category.

Prize(s):

The prizes to be awarded from the Contest are as follows:

Prompt Winners (2) and Prize Category Winners (3) will each receive:

  • A surprise teapot or coffee maker with appropriate fixings (approx. $50 USD value)
  • DEV++ Membership
  • Exclusive DEV Badge

Participant Winner (who submits a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

  • A completion badge on their DEV profile