We kicked off DEV's Big Summer Bug Smash on July 14, and I've been waiting to write this post since we started planning it in the Spring.
Most of our challenges start with a blank screen, a new repo, or fresh idea. That's fun, and we'll keep running them, but Bug Smash starts from something that already exists and asks you to make it better, which is what most of us actually do all day.
So we built a challenge around that type of work, the stuff that isn't glamorous but necessary! Clear the Lineup wants your actual PR, the diff, the before and after. Smash Stories wants the story of how and why.
It’s like my favorite DEV thread, with a prize pool attached
Back in the day, @ben asked the community a simple question:
