? Telegram Contest for JavaScript Developers, Round 2: Results

We were pleased to see both participants from Round 1 and those who joined the Telegram Contests for the very first time! The Contest Task, which covered multiple areas of the app (implementing a new feature, adding another feature that heavily relies on the existing codebase, and fixing an obscure issue), proved to be particularly challenging for the contestants, with no one completing all three tasks.

Most contestants focused on the Media Editor, so the judges adjusted their evaluation accordingly. After many hours of testing, we are pleased to confirm that Hip Hyena secured ?1st PLACE by delivering the best media editor among all the submissions. This time, given the input each contestant contributed, we will reward everyone who implemented at least one contest task, even if their implementation wasn't perfect.

Meet the winners!
1st PLACE – $10,000
?Hip Hyena2nd PLACE – $3,000?Tall Lynx
?Nice Elk
3rd PLACE – $2,000?Tactful Whale?Huge Cobra?Large Moth?Stone Parrot 4th PLACE – $500
?Gifted Meerkat?Sleek Shrimp
?Groovy Crab
?Smart Lion
?Hardy Turkey
?Holy Beetle
?Tidy Hawk, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Hairy Antelope, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Large Butterfly, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Nice Hare, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Small Dragon, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Sacred Gorilla, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Swift Flamingo, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)
?Fancy Squid, penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$100)

P.S. Have a great week and stay tuned for more Telegram Contests in the coming month!

@ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Telegram JavaScript Contest.

Build the application, then prepare:
- A ZIP-archive with the following structure:

\-> public \- folder with the build. \-> src \- folder with the app's source code. \-> readme.txt – a text file that briefly describes the approach used for each task.

- A link to the commit on a public GitHub repository, forked from the Telegram Web K repository.

Your repository may stay private until the deadline.

? Telegram Contest for JavaScript Developers, Round 2

Prize fund: $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 on July 28th (Dubai time)
Who can participate: Everyone is welcome to participate, even if they didn't take part in the previous round
Results: August 18th, 2024

Telegram is hosting a contest for JavaScript developers to implement two new features into Telegram Web and address the scrolling issue on Chrome for Android.

The Task:

1. Implement Media Editor and Multiple Accounts into Telegram Web K based on the provided mockups.
2. Web K is currently experiencing scrolling issues when used on Chrome for Android. This issue causes noticeable lagging on devices with 120 FPS displays, particularly when scrolling through any entities containing numerous media elements – essentially, any channel with larger message bubbles and multiple media items. (You must investigate the issue, provide a detailed explanation of it, and implement a fix that will address the issue.)
Evaluation Criteria and Requirements:

General
– No third-party UI frameworks are allowed.
– The submission must be consistent with the existing Web K codebase.
– Your implementation must work flawlessly on desktop Chrome (across Linux, macOS, Windows) and Safari on macOS. Proper support for other browsers and mobile environments (Android, iOS) will be considered a bonus.

❗️Your app must precisely follow the provided design mockups. Entries that fail to do so will be severely penalized.

Further Clarifications:

Media Editor
– You must not use any libraries or components (i.e., from other existing media editors) for any parts of the Media Editor. All the features presented in the mockups must be built from scratch.
– It is acceptable to send static media when an animated sticker is added to a photo, though a proper conversion into a GIF would be considered a bonus.

Multiple Accounts
The app must properly handle the databases from several accounts, support simultaneous notifications, and oversee all possible edge cases, including forced logout from another device. For reference, you may check official Telegram apps.
Submissions:Contestants will be able to submit their entries to @ContestBot at a later date. We will further clarify the submission instructions closer to the deadline.

P.S. Winners may be offered a chance to explore further opportunities with Telegram.

Design Competition 2024: Submissions

We received 185 submissions for the Design Competition.

Everyone is welcome to view the submissions while the Telegram judges conduct their own checks.

⚠️ We’ve noticed that many participants uploaded their videos as files to their contest channels.

This is not the right way – the channel should host your demos sent as VIDEOS. ✔️

Make sure to address this before the deadline. (For reference, see @TelegramTips.)

ContestBot is now ready to accept submissions for the Design Competition.

Start the bot, choose “Design Competition 2024”, answer the bot’s questions, then send:
- A link to either private or public channel that serves as a catalog where all your videos are uploaded. Provide a table of contents, pin it.
- An archive containing all your videos in their original resolution. Optionally, you may also include source files for your project (e.g., .aep files).

Note: Your channel may stay private until the deadline. Make sure you assign it a username after the deadline.

? Design Competition 2024

Prize fund: Up to $30,000
Deadline: 23:59 Dubai time @ April 27th, 2024
Who can participate: Everyone

Telegram announces a competition for UI designers. The top prize is $5,000, and the winner may get a chance to join the Telegram Design team.

The Task is to create 3 short demo videos for 3 different features in the same manneras the demonstrations from the Telegram Blog.

Each video should offer a brief overview of a feature that currently does not exist in official Telegram apps.

You are welcome to use any ideas (e.g., in-app payments or a feed for channels). Be creative, but don't get carried away by things like a major app redesign.

It is mandatory to cover both iOS and Android – at least 1 video out of 3 must be made for a different platform. Entries featuring all videos for both platforms are likely to get higher chances in the final scoring, provided that they fulfill the evaluation criteria.

Evaluation Criteria:
While evaluating submissions, the judges may apply the following criteria to determine the winners:

Clarity – the general audience must have a clear understanding of how the feature you are displaying works.

Consistency – the video should be looped, with smooth transitions between screens and all elements should be consistent and balanced.

Completeness – you must present a finalized flow for your feature. Your video should show an entry point from existing Telegram interfaces, a brief overview of the feature's main components and a transition back to the entry point.

Submissions:
We will publish instructions how to submit your work closer to the deadline.

*? *Telegram Сontest for JS Developers, Round 1: Results

After many hours of testing and watching hundreds of Live Streams, we are now ready to announce the results. From a total of 19 submissions, 13 contestantsqualified for prizes – basically every developer who implemented at least one part of the overall task.

Despite a challenging Contest Task and a tight deadline, we were happy to see many solid apps. Despite nobody achieving perfect Live Streams (each implementation we tested requires a significant amount of further polishing), we would like to give a special thanks to?Fit Whale, who was able to find a great minimalist solution for Task II that will be merged with Web K soon.?Dreamy Crow presented a similar approach that is slightly less optimal, but still notable.

Meet the winners!
1st PLACE – $6,000
?Fit Whale
2nd PLACE – $3,000
?Dreamy Crow?Hip Hyena?Large Moth?Sweet Yak
?Giant Turkey
3rd PLACE – $1,500 ?Fierce Frog?Large Butterfly?Tidy Hawk?Dreamy Crab?Holy Beetle?Tidy Walrus penalties:
– rebuilding penalty (–$250)?Huge Cobra penalties:
– Task II plagiarism (–$500)

P.S. Have a great Monday and stay tuned for Round 2 in the coming weeks!

Telegram JavaScript Contest: Submissions Build the application, then prepare: - A ZIP-archive with the following structure: -> public - folder with the build. -> src - folder with the app's source code. -> readme.txt – a text file that briefly describes…