DEV's Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge Presented by Mux Contest Rules

Contest Announcement

DEV's Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge Presented by Mux

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's Worldwide Show and Tell Challenge Presented by Mux

Entry Period: The Contest begins on December 3, 2024 at 9:00 AM PST and ends on January 4, 2025 at 11:59 PM PST (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:

Visit the Contest webpage part of the DEV Community Site located here (the "Contest Page"); and
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, however, you must publish a separate post for each submission.

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 your side project using the submission template provided on the Contest Page.
A 1-minute or less pitch video uploaded to Mux and embedded in your submission post.
The project must be a software side project that you are building/coding or have built/coded (web or mobile app).
Must be your own code.
Your pitch video must clearly cover: what your app does/solves, why you built it, what makes it unique or special, and how it works.
If your app requires logging in, you must provide testing credentials in your submission and/or clear instructions on how to best test your application for judges.
Your submission must adhere to Mux's Terms of Service (https://www.mux.com/terms), specifically that the entry cannot be in violation of prohibited use terms (e.g., contains any information or content that Mux reasonably deems to be unlawful, harmful, abusive, hateful, defamatory, infringing, invasive of personal privacy or publicity rights, harassing, threatening, profane, obscene, or otherwise objectionable).

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

Judges will award two winners based on the following:

Overall Prompt Winner will be selected based on:

Problem & Opportunity
Solution & Technical Approach
Value Proposition & Audience Benefit
Storytelling & Pitch Quality
Scalability & "Would You Invest?" Potential

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 both prize categories, and the submissions are a tie, we will favor the participant that has not already won a prize category.

Prize(s):

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

Overall Prompt Winner (1) will receive:

$1,500 USD cash prize
6-month DEV++ Membership
Exclusive DEV Badge

Best Use of Mux Winner (1) will receive:

$1,500 USD cash prize
6-month DEV++ Membership
Exclusive DEV Badge

All Participants (who submit a valid and qualified entry) will receive:

A completion badge on their DEV profile