Join us for the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge: $3,000 in Prizes!

We are so excited to partner with our diamond sponsor, Neon to bring the community a brand new challenge.

Running through September 01, the Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge is an opportunity to optimize your preferred stack and show off your writing skills.

There is one prompt for this challenge but three opportunities to win!

Our Prompt

Your mandate is to build the ultimate open source starter kit and document how to use it so that developers everywhere can use your starter kit to build their apps. The only requirement is using Postgres on Neon for the database.

All submissions will be judged on Clarity of Instructions, Developer Experience, Applicability, and Usability.

Winners and Prizes

We’ll be selecting three winners for this challenge. Each winner will receive:

• $1,000 USD
• Exclusive DEV Badge
• A gift from the DEV Shop

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

Need Feedback or Help?

You can get to know Neon by utilizing their docs and tutorials:

• Developer Docs

We encourage all participants to join the Neon Discord Community as a way to connect with the Neon team and developers building with Neon.

Important Dates

• August 21: Neon Open Source Starter Kit Challenge begins!
• September 01: Submissions due at 11:59 PM PDT
• September 03: Winners Announced

We hope you enjoy shipping fast with Postgres on Neon and can’t wait to see your kit! Questions about the challenge? Ask them below.

Good luck and happy coding!