Congrats to the Summer Bug Smash Winners!

We are thrilled to announce the winners of DEV's Big Summer Bug Smash powered by Sentry! This...

We are thrilled to announce the winners of DEV's Big Summer Bug Smash powered by Sentry!

This challenge asked you to find your biggest rockstar bugs and give them an epic grand finale, and you delivered. We got real pull requests against real codebases, performance wins measured and verified, and debugging stories that had us cheering in victory.

Thank you to everyone who participated.

Now, let's celebrate our winners!

🐞 Clear the Lineup Winners

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🪲 Smash Stories Winners

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🛹 Best Use of Sentry Winners

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✨ Best Use of Google AI Winners

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🐛 Runner-Ups

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Prizes

All winners will receive a cash prize, a DEV++ Membership, and an exclusive DEV badge. Our three Best Use of Sentry winners will also receive a limited edition Sentry skateboard.

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

What's Next?

We've got two other challenges running right now. Join today!

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Thanks again to all who participated. This one was really fun.

Happy coding 🐛🛹