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🏆Telegram Contest for JavaScript Developers, Round 1 Prize fund: $30,000 Deadline: 23:59 on February 21 (Dubai time) Who can participate: Everyone Results: March 2025 Telegram is hosting a contest for JavaScript developers to implement a new feature in Telegram Web A and enhance the existing part of the app. THE TASK 1. Rework the existing text editor from scratch and eliminate its imperfections: – Ensure proper support for edit history (Ctrl+Z / Cmd+Z doesn’t work as intended as of now). – Add support for editing quotes. – Add support for Markdown syntax. – Currently, RegExp is used for parsing Markdown, which sometimes causes glitches. Implement an AST-based approach to support all Telegram formatting entities more reliably. 2. Introduce the new Chat Folders appearance based on the provided mockups. ___ Contest Requirements: – No third-party frameworks and libraries are allowed. – The changes you introduce must not affect the app’s performance or stability. – The submission must be consistent with the existing Web A codebase. – Your implementation must work flawlessly on mobile and desktop Chrome (across Linux, macOS, Windows) and Safari on iOS and macOS. ❗Your app must precisely follow the provided design mockups. Bonus Task: Add support for animated chat backgrounds as in other Telegram apps. For reference, check Telegram Web K or this. 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 furtheropportunities with Telegram. Source : 💌💌💌