Congrats @bridget_amana, @jennyzzt, and @josectoscano!!

Congratulations @bridget_amana, @jennyzzt, and @josectoscano!!! 🌟 🌟 🌟

Congrats everyone!

Congrats to the winners!

Congrats @bridget_amana @jennyzzt and @josectoscano 🫶🏾

Congrats to all the participants!

Congrats @bridget_amana , @jennyzzt , and @josectoscano 👍🏽👍🏽👍🏽🏆🏆🏆

Concern Regarding Fairness in Competition Judging Process

To the Organizers and Judges,

I hope this message finds you well. I would like to commend the efforts involved in organizing this competition and the platform’s commitment to fostering innovation. However, I am writing to express a concern regarding the evaluation process, which I believe merits further attention.

The competition rules clearly stated that the submission deadline was 19th January. However, I noticed that two of the selected winners submitted their entries on 20th January, beyond the stated deadline. Additionally, one submission appears to have undergone edits over a two-day period on GitHub, which raises questions about adherence to the rule requiring submissions to be completed within 24 hours.

This situation may conflict with the principles outlined in Section 5 of the Federal Trade Commission Act, within dev.to's governing laws of State of New York which prohibits unfair or deceptive acts or practices. Consistent enforcement of competition rules is vital to ensure fairness and maintain trust in the platform and its events.

While I respect the judges’ decisions and the efforts of all participants, I kindly request the organizing team to review this matter and address these discrepancies promptly. To aid in the resolution process, I have recorded evidence highlighting these inconsistencies and would be happy to share it privately for further investigation.

Transparency and fairness in competitions are critical to fostering trust and credibility. I trust that the team will take the necessary steps to uphold these values. Thank you for your understanding, and I hope we can resolve this matter constructively.

@ben @jess Looking forward to your prompt action in this regard.

Best regards,
Harshan

Congrats, guys! 🎉 @bridget_amana, @jennyzzt, and @josectoscano. I absolutely love your ideas and work! 💡👏

I'm reaching out because I participated in the challenge as well, and while I completely respect the judges' decision, I was a bit curious about the judging process. A sign up was required to test my application, I was wondering if there was a reason why none of the judges signed up for mine (I checked with my database). I'm okay with losing, but I'm not okay with being treated unfairly.

I understand that judging many applications must be a tough task, and I'm always eager to learn and improve my development skills. If there's any feedback you could offer on my project, I'd be incredibly grateful!

Thanks again, and congrats once more to the winners!

Congrats! Thank you for the fun prompts :)

Hi,

Congratulations to all the winners! The projects are truly inspiring, and I deeply respect the judges' decisions and the effort behind organizing this challenge.

However, I’d like to share some thoughts on the evaluation process. For my submission under the "New Beginnings" prompt, I created an emotional support chatbot and a milestones recommender for goal tracking, both powered by GitHub OpenAI models. To manage usage limits, I implemented user authentication for applying rate limits. Since registration was required to test the app, it appears no accounts were created, which may have impacted the evaluation of its functionality.

Additionally, I noticed that some winning projects did not appear to use GitHub models as suggested in the guidelines. My project, on the other hand, extensively utilized GitHub Copilot and Models, and I provided a narrated submission video detailing the implementation.

I share this feedback not to challenge the outcome but to suggest considering greater transparency and consistency in evaluations for future events. It would help participants feel their efforts are fully acknowledged.

Thank you for organizing such a creative and inspiring challenge!

Best regards,

Vijai Suria

Interesting how one of the winning projects is literally a timer app that exists in everyone’s phones, a couple taps away.
Would be great if judges could be a bit more transparent about the criteria for winning.

Nevertheless, congrats to the winners. Probably their projects contained something specific that judges liked.

Congrats to the winners! It's amazing how much can be accomplished in just 24 hours with the help of GitHub Copilot Online Destination. The submissions must've been incredibly impressive—looking forward to seeing what everyone built.