The #MobileDebugging Writing Contest: Round 4 Results Announced!

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27 Apr 2023

Welcome to the round 4 winners announcement for the Mobile Debugging Writing Contest by Sentry! For those reading about it for the first time - No worries! With two more rounds left, you still stand a chance to win from a $1,000 monthly prize pool.

To enter the contest, simply submit a story related to #mobiledebugging and app testing. Make sure to add the #mobiledebugging tag in your story settings!

#MobileDebugging: Some ideas to help you get started

  1. Do you remember those support tickets from customers writing in to report their application crashing or freezing?
  2. Was it right after a new release?
  3. Were you notified by a monitoring tool?
  4. Did a problem arise from a 3rd party library?
  5. Did a problem occur when receiving an unexpected HTTP response?

Without further ado, let’s look at the nominees and winners!!!

The Mobile Debugging Writing Contest: Round 4 Nominees 🔥

As usual, we’ve picked our winners by selecting the top story submissions that generated the most traffic. HackerNoon’s editorial team then voted for the top three winners.
Here is the list of nominees:

The first place and the winner of the most read award go to @induction’s story with 1,607 reads:

https://hackernoon.com/blockchain-app-debugging-bugs-you-need-to-be-aware-of?embedable=true

Debugging blockchain apps is a critical step to ensure their functionality, reliability, compatibility, and security. By identifying potential attack vectors, testing on private and public blockchain networks, and staying up-to-date on blockchain documentation, developers can create reliable and secure blockchain apps that function as intended for users from all around the world.

Congratulations @induction, on taking the first place and winning $600! Well-deserved 🔥

In the second place, we have @mikeynyzw’s story on practical uses of ChatGPT for debugging:

https://hackernoon.com/chatgpt-for-debugging-10-practical-use-cases?embedable=true

With ChatGPT, you can ask what an error means, and walla, it gives you an answer, no clicking on links and sorting through comments. This cutting-edge AI technology is changing the game for software developers, allowing them to write code faster, better, and with greater ease.

Congratulations @mikeynyzw! You have won $300!

Last but not least, the third place goes to @danigrant’s story on Bug Reporting:

https://hackernoon.com/the-1990s-called-they-want-their-bug-reporting-process-back?embedable=true

We’ve all experienced the frustration of dealing with unclear bug reports that lack the necessary context to solve the issue. That's why a year ago, a few of us started imagining a better way. What if we could build a new tool that modernizes bug reporting and could solve the problem of unclear bug reports, reduce the need for back-and-forth communication, and save engineers' time and energy?

Congratulations, Dani, on winning $100!!

Congratulations again to all the winners! We will contact you all shortly. Till then, keep calm and keep on submitting #mobiledebugging stories! Visit contests.hackernoon.com to learn more about currently running contests.