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Frontend Challenge v24.04.17 (Earth Day Edition) Contest Rules

Contest Announcement: Frontend Challenge v24.04.17

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: Frontend Challenge v24.04.17 (Earth Day Edition)
Entry Period: The Contest begins on April 17, 2024 at 9:00 AM PDT and ends on April 28, 2024 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:

  1. An overview of the project submission on DEV using the appropriate prompt template with each section filled out.

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 one (1) winner to each prompt and prize category based on the following criteria:

  • CSS Art Prompt: creativity, effective use of CSS, aesthetic outcome
  • Glam Up My Markup Prompt: accessibility, usability and user experience, creativity, code quality
  • Earth Day Prize Category: awarded to a top submission that brings awareness to climate change

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 winner may win a second prompt because of a tie, the judges will favor the participant that has not already won a prompt.

💰 Prizes 💰

All winners will receive an exclusive winner badge on their DEV profile as well as a gift to the Forem shop. All participants with valid submissions will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile. The Earth Day prize category winner will receive an additional exclusive Earth Day badge on their DEV profile.

In the event there is one winner for two or more prompts, winner will only receive one winner badge and one gift from the Forem shop. DEV does not handle prize-splitting, so in the event that a winning entry comes from a team submission, the Forem shop gift will need to be split amongst yourselves.