Join the Amazon Q Developer "Quack The Code" Challenge: $3,000 in Prizes!

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We're excited to announce our second partnered challenge with AWS.

Running through May 11, the Amazon Q Developer "Quack The Code" Challenge is all about enhancing your coding experience with AI. You're invited to leverage Amazon Q Developer across three distinct prompts for a chance to win, showcase your creativity, and add a new project to your portfolio!

We hope you give it a try.

Our Prompts

Crushing the Command Line

Build an automation with Amazon Q Developer CLI that makes your work easier, faster, or better. Whether it's creating scripts that help you automate everyday tasks or discovering how to be more effective using the command line, we want to see how you crush it on the command line.

Some ideas to inspire you:

Automation tools that enhance your development workflow
Scripts that tackle tasks you thought were too complex or time-consuming to automate
Tools that assist with code analysis or refactoring

Crushing the Command Line Submission Template

That's Entertainment!

Build something fun with Amazon Q Developer! Games, media apps, or anything that entertains and delights users. If you're interested in retro computing, maybe create a cool demo reminiscent of the 90s 8/16bit demo scene. We want to see how you can use Amazon Q Developer to create code that's truly entertaining!

Some ideas to get your creative juices flowing:

Original or retro-style arcade games
Text adventures or RPGs
Interactive storytelling experiences
Artistic graphical or text-based demos that push the limits

That's Entertainment! Submission Template

Exploring the Possibilities

Build something you don't think is possible. Amazon Q Developer can help developers in new and unexpected ways. Whether it's creating applications from scratch, transforming existing codebases from one language to another, or building interactive learning tools, we want to see what innovative ways you build with Amazon Q Developer.

Got a crazy idea that doesn't fit anywhere else? This is your category. Surprise us!

Exploring the Possibilities Submission Template

Judging Criteria & Prizes

Submissions will be judged using the following criteria:

Utilization of Amazon Q Developer
Educational Value (clear documentation, best practices shared, lessons learned, etc)
Use Case (creativity, originality, impact)
Writing Quality (originality, clarity)

We'll select a winner for each prompt to receive:

$1,000 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, you will need to publish a post using the submission template associated with each prompt.

Get Started for Free

Important notes

Please make testing the app as straightforward as possible by providing testing instructions and/or using these admin and user credentials if applicable:
- Admin:
  - username: admin
  - password: 2025DEVChallenge
- User:
  - username: newuser
  - password: 2025DEVChallenge
Please review our full rules, guidelines, and FAQ page before submitting so you understand our participation guidelines and official contest rules such as eligibility requirements.