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Report Abuse Cover image for Join the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge: $3,000 Prize Pool! The DEV Team profile image Jess Lee Jess Lee Subscriber for The DEV Team Posted on May 21 o Edited on Jul 2 (BUTTON) [sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg] (BUTTON) [multi-unicorn-b44d6f8c23cdd00964192bedc38af3e82463978aa611b4365bd33a0f1f4f3e97.svg] (BUTTON) [exploding-head-daceb38d627e6ae9b730f36a1e390fca556a4289d5a41abb2c35068ad3e2c4b5.svg] (BUTTON) [raised-hands-74b2099fd66a39f2d7eed9305ee0f4553df0eb7b4f11b01b6b1b499973048fe5.svg] (BUTTON) [fire-f60e7a582391810302117f987b22a8ef04a2fe0df7e3258a5f49332df1cec71e.svg] Join the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge: $3,000 Prize Pool! #devchallenge #githubchallenge #githubcopilot Revive old projects using GitHub Copilot Winners Announced! Congrats to the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge Winners! The DEV Team logo jess profile Jess Lee (BUTTON) Jess Lee Subscriber Jess Lee (BUTTON) Follow for The DEV Team Jul 2 Congrats to the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge Winners! #githubchallenge #devchallenge #githubcopilot #ai [exploding-head-daceb38d627e6ae9b730f36a1e390fca556a4289d5a41abb2c35068ad3e2c4b5.svg] [multi-unicorn-b44d6f8c23cdd00964192bedc38af3e82463978aa611b4365bd33a0f1f4f3e97.svg] [sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg] 5 reactions Add Comment 3 min read (BUTTON) __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ We're thrilled to announce our newest challenge with GitHub! Running through June 7, the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge invites you to finally give that abandoned side project, challenge submission, or hackathon creation the love it deserves. GitHub is looking for ways to empower builders to finish what they started, and this challenge is the first step. There's a $3,000 prize pool on the line for those of you who are up to the challenge. Ten winners will be selected and will also receive a DEV++ membership along with an exclusive winner badge. Read on to learn more. Our Prompt Your mandate is to revive and finish a project you started but never completed. You built something cool under pressure, likely with too little sleep and not enough time. Now it's your chance to pick it back up, add some polish, and share it with the world. The most important aspect? Show us your before and after, and how GitHub Copilot helped you get there. Judging Criteria All qualified entries will be judged based on the following criteria: * Use of underlying technology * Usability and User Experience * Originality and Creativity * Completion Arc: Is there a clear before and after journey? Prizes Ten Winners will each receive: * $300 USD * DEV++ Membership * Exclusive DEV Badge All Participants with a valid submission will receive a completion badge on their DEV profile. How To Participate In order to participate, share your revived project and publish a post using the submission template below. GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge Submission Template Please review our judging criteria, rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules such as eligibility requirements. Important Dates * May 21: GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon Challenge begins! * June 7: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PST * [DEL: June 18: Winners Announced :DEL] * [DEL: June 25: Winners Announced :DEL] * Week of June 29: Winners Announced We can't wait to see what you finally ship! Questions about the challenge? Ask them below. Good luck and happy building! 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R��L * Location United States * Education Master's in Software Engineering * Pronouns He/Him * Work Joe Senior Full-Stack Developer at CALEC Joe * Joined Jan 14, 2026 o May 21 o Edited on May 27 o Edited (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Wait a minute. This is perfect. :o I was picking up on a project I haven't touch for a year now and seeing this post is crazy timing. Can't wait to share to DEV! :D (BUTTON) 26 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply rohan_sharma profile image Rohan Sharma (BUTTON) Rohan Sharma Subscriber Rohan Sharma [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow Dive deeper than the deepest! || Programmer || Developer || Designer || Technical Writer * Email [email protected] * Location Bihar, India * Education B.tech, Nalanda College of Engineering, Chandi, 2022-26 * Pronouns he/him * Work DevRel Engineer @llmware * Joined Aug 16, 2024 o May 22 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * (BUTTON) 14 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply mudimurtala profile image Murtala Mudi (BUTTON) Murtala Mudi Murtala Mudi (button) Follow I am a Frontend Developer with hands-on experience in building responsive web applications using technologies including React and TypeScript. I love learning new things, always. * Email [email protected] * Location Ilorin, Nigeria * Pronouns He * Work Developer at innoHealth Technologies * Joined Feb 12, 2024 o May 21 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Good to see this! I just thought of a project I've been contemplating whether to refine it further or not. This is the time to complete it. (BUTTON) 16 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply asym_alwali profile image Asym (BUTTON) Asym Asym (button) Follow I'm Asym Alwali 19 years building a startup with just my phone and learning by doing it in public. * Location Nigeria * Education FEDPODAM * Pronouns His * Work Founder and CEO at One Question * Joined Jun 3, 2026 o Jun 3 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Now it's the perfect time to act. (BUTTON) 3 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply sandesh13fr profile image Sandesh Dawkhar (BUTTON) Sandesh Dawkhar Sandesh Dawkhar (button) Follow Full Stack Developer proficient in C, C++, Python, HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. 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Check it out: From Forgotten Repo to Production: Rebuilding AdeptAI for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon GitHub "Finish-Up-A-Thon" Challenge Submission gurudev007 profile Akshat Arya (BUTTON) Akshat Arya Akshat Arya (BUTTON) Follow Jun 5 From Forgotten Repo to Production: Rebuilding AdeptAI for the GitHub Finish-Up-A-Thon #devchallenge #githubchallenge #ai #githubcopilot [multi-unicorn-b44d6f8c23cdd00964192bedc38af3e82463978aa611b4365bd33a0f1f4f3e97.svg] [fire-f60e7a582391810302117f987b22a8ef04a2fe0df7e3258a5f49332df1cec71e.svg] [sparkle-heart-5f9bee3767e18deb1bb725290cb151c25234768a0e9a2bd39370c382d02920cf.svg] 33 reactions 10 comments 4 min read (BUTTON) (BUTTON) 5 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply karlawontmiss profile image Karla (BUTTON) Karla Karla (button) Follow swe * Joined Mar 19, 2026 o May 25 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * frfr � (BUTTON) 8 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply asym_alwali profile image Asym (BUTTON) Asym Asym (button) Follow I'm Asym Alwali 19 years building a startup with just my phone and learning by doing it in public. * Location Nigeria * Education FEDPODAM * Pronouns His * Work Founder and CEO at One Question * Joined Jun 3, 2026 o Jun 3 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Hahaha I thought that's right. 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Half the challenge will be choosing which project to revive :D (BUTTON) 11 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply anmolbaranwal profile image Anmol Baranwal (BUTTON) Anmol Baranwal Subscriber Anmol Baranwal [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow Just a tech guy who loves writing about technical stuff (1.5M+ reads) Open Source developer * Email [email protected] * Location India * Education Computer Science * Work Technical Writer - open to opportunities * Joined Oct 21, 2022 o May 22 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * haven't tried github copilotkit on three.js .. let's see how it does (BUTTON) 5 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply ben profile image Ben Halpern The DEV Team (BUTTON) Ben Halpern The DEV Team Subscriber Ben Halpern [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow A Canadian software developer who thinks he's funny. * Email [email protected] * Location NY * Education Mount Allison University * Pronouns He/him * Work Co-founder at Forem * Joined Dec 27, 2015 o May 21 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * This really speaks to me :P (BUTTON) 6 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply fm profile image Fayaz (BUTTON) Fayaz Subscriber Fayaz [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow A Software Engineer who is not afraid of being replaced by AI, loves coding and writing with and without using AI, and values human life and human dignity far more than technological advancements. * Location Bangladesh * Education BSc. in Computer Science & Engineering * Work Building a new SaaS * Joined Nov 12, 2017 o May 21 (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Cool! Have more than a few projects I've never finished (BUTTON) 10 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply annavi11arrea1 profile image Anna Villarreal (BUTTON) Anna Villarreal Subscriber Anna Villarreal [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow I N F I N I T E C U R I O S I T Y * Location Chicagoland * Education Associates in Art, Bachelors in Nutrition and Dietetics, Bachelors in Computer Science (pursuing) * Pronouns she/her * Work Artist, Web Developer, IT Support * Joined May 4, 2024 o May 21 o Edited on May 21 o Edited (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * TLDR: bruh... __________________________________________________________________________________________________________ General groaning I have been summoned. I know exactly which project. And that is going to be a lot of work. You mean the really awesome rails app I built from actual scratch and put to the wayside because I don't want to rebuild it in React because that's what everyone is doing now? You know what really prevents me from finishing things? * The idea of having to market it to people. * The idea of actually being successful and having to manage that. * I also realize how unlikely this is, but the fear is real lol. When I think about making an app and trying to get people on bored, I think of those annoying commercials where the guy is always like "there's an app for that!" or like the multiple instances where people make fun of people that have ideas for apps. Is this the thorn in the side of every developer? Then there's the whole "how many users do you have" thing. Ugh. Having to ever answer that question would make me question my existence. I just want to build sparklies all day, unquestioned. Gemini gives me a reality check further convincing me: words of wisdom Oh cool. So I build houses now. I should finish putting the walls up then. But the even bigger problem is that I have poked around with it so much I don't know where the best place to start is. By the time I finish this comment, I probably could have found the root of a bug. Ahhhhhh... distractions! (BUTTON) 8 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply francistrdev profile image FrancisTR� (tU�)tU (BUTTON) FrancisTR� (tU�)tU Subscriber FrancisTR� (tU�)tU [subscription-icon-805dfa7ac7dd660f07ed8d654877270825b07a92a03841aa99a1093bd00431b2.png] (button) Follow ��-���� ������� � ����� �������� � tu _ �tu� (((�><�)^)^) " � � n"�R �ILL �ILR" - �Rn"LIn" . 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I document real production failures and gaps in official docs * Location Nigeria | Open to Global Remote (GMT+1) * Education B.Eng Computer Engineering, Federal University of Technology Akure (FUTA) * Pronouns He/Him * Work Platform & Technical Content Engineer * Joined Mar 29, 2026 o May 23 o Edited on May 23 o Edited (BUTTON) * Copy link * * (BUTTON) Hide * * * Just submitted my entry -- revived an MLOps platform I abandoned 48 days ago. When I came back: Backstage in CrashLoopBackOff, ArgoCD showing Unknown for every app, and KServe unable to serve a single model. I used GitHub Copilot as my infrastructure advisor to rebuild it into a self-service GitOps platform with policy enforcement, drift self-healing, and deterministic recovery. Proved it with a live smoke test: 21 automated checks, 0 failures (reproducible on any machine). The most unexpected find: Copilot helped me catch that kyverno-cli actually exits 0 even when policies are violated. Every CI pipeline using it without a dual stdout check has a silent false-green. Full runbook and architecture breakdown here: dev.to/sodiqjimoh/i-revived-a-brok... (BUTTON) 4 likes Like (BUTTON) Reply View full discussion (129 comments) Some comments may only be visible to logged-in visitors. Sign in to view all comments. Code of Conduct o Report abuse Are you sure you want to hide this comment? It will become hidden in your post, but will still be visible via the comment's permalink. [ ] Hide child comments as well (BUTTON) Confirm For further actions, you may consider blocking this person and/or reporting abuse The DEV Team (button) Follow The hardworking team behind DEV � Want to contribute to open source and help make the DEV community stronger? The code that powers DEV is called Forem and is freely available on GitHub. You're welcome to jump in! 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