We are super excited to announce the winners of the #DevRetro2022 campaign. We read more than 390 stories from authors who shared their insights and lessons learned in 2022, as well as their aspirations and dreams for 2023. 💫
Selection criteria 👩⚖️
After reading so many unique stories it was extremely hard to pick the winners.
We previously mentioned: "Prizes will be awarded to the top participants, as determined by the popularity of their blog posts. Popularity will be determined based on the total views, likes, and conversations on a post" (source). We'd like to add one more criterion and this is the quality of the article. By quality, we're referring to a writer's ability to highlight their personality, and to present a valuable takeaway to the community. Popularity ≠ Quality.
All the entries were individually judged and spam content was excluded.
Based on these criteria, we narrowed it down to 40 winners. Thank you to everyone who participated and shared your journeys with the community!
At the end of this article, you'll notice 25 more authors: those people didn't win this time around, but their stories are worth a read too.
Top 10 participants
Participants in this category won 💸 $500 and a Hashnode coffee mug.
A Story, who comes out of her Comfort Zone-DevRetro 2022 by Iqra Firdose
My Journey as a Computer Scientist in 2022 - Dev Retro 2022 by Alberto Gonzalez
Dev Retro 2022 - From MLOps IC to DevRel & The Year That Community Won by Mikiko Bazeley
Dev Retro 2022 - Beginning of my professional career by Tawaliou
How the eight-month Asuu strike aided me in achieving my tech goals for 2022 by Dahud Yusuf Ishola
My Journey Through 2022: From Surviving to Thriving by Timonwa Akintokun
A Burned-Out Developer to Indie-Hacker Dev Retro 2022 by Bhavani Ravi
1st 10 runners up
Participants in this category won ☕️ a Hashnode mug.
One Year Journey as a Software Developer by Hrithwik Bharadwaj
A year of learning and sharing - Dev Retro 2022 by Alexandre Nedelec
Advancing in My Career as a Developer - Dev Retro 2022 by Alex Buaiscia
From Dusk Till Dawn: A Year of Personal Evolution - Dev Retro 2022 by David Lorenz
2nd 20 runners up
Participants in this category won 👕a Hashnode T-shirt.
Dev Retro 2022 From being Depressed To 10K Community by Hanii
🚀 Dev Retro 2022 as full-stack web developer by Léo-Paul MARTIN
Dev Retro 2022 :- Wrap up the year 2022 .... ! looking forward to 2023 by Sangam Biradar
Dev Retro 2022: Growth Track by atinuke oluwabamikemi kayode
Dev Retro 2022 - My Journey to Self-Reinvention by Yusuf Olanrewaju
Self Realizations and Change of Perspectives: Dev Retro 2022 by Rushikesh Kumbhar
Persevering Through Trials and Tribulations as a Developer: Dev Retro 2022 by Jayesh Karli
Code, Conquer, and Create - My Journey as a Developer: Dev Retro 2022 by Utsav bhattarai
Noteworthy authors and stories 🎊
Although these authors didn't win, their articles need to be shared! The list below includes stories from describing coding projects to successful promotion and from lessons learned to motivational speeches!
Dev Retro 2022: The Power of FOMO and Dealing with the Ever-Fast-Paced World of Software by ISAAC NDUBUISI
Counting technical blessings of 2022 - Dev Retro 2022 by Swati Sarangi
Kirk M. (@saricden)'s 17th Year as a Coder (Dev Retro 2022) by Kirk Morris
Dev Retro 2022 : Learning Frontend from 0 with Pregnancy onboard by Poonam Soni
A Look Back at a Year of Growth and Learning - Dev Retro 2022 by Ephraim Atta-Duncan
Looking back on this year - Dev Retro 2022 by Juan F Gonzalez
2022: An Unconvincing Vision Of The Future - Dev Retro 2022 by Esosa otu
Dev Retro 2022: What made me a better developer this year? by Tapas Adhikary
Dev Retro 2022 — My Journey to Becoming a Full-Stuck Developer in 2022 by Halim Shams
Dev Retro 2022: The Highs and Lows of a Year to Remember by Olubisi Idris Ayinde
Behind the scenes: Dev edition - Dev Retro 2022 by Joseph Tsegen
2022 Wrapped As A Web Development Beginner | Dev Retro 2022 by Abin John
Dev Retro 2022: Reviewing 2 Years of Professional Open Source Development Experience by Grant Willcox
Dev Retro 2022: My first year as a developer & how it has changed my life as a shy, anxious introvert by Kristen (CuddleofDeath)
A Turning Point In My Life - 2022 | #DevRetro2022 by Hasnain Thara
Dev Retro 2022: My Year as a Developer in a Nutshell by Anant Vijay
How to claim your prizes 🏆
All the winners and runners-up will receive an email (to the primary email address on Hashnode) with instructions to claim the prize from the Hashnode team in the next few days.
We'd like to thank all of you for your participation and we wish you an amazing 2023. Congratulations to all winners and participants. Stay tuned for our upcoming hackathons, contests and challenges!
Thank you again for making #DevRetro2022 a success.
Love 💙
Team Hashnode