WINNER OF IT DEV Challenge 10

On December 2-3 the final championship of Ukrainian IT DEV Challenge 10 was held at the Kyiv Exhibition Center “ACCO International”. The Nomination Android Developer (Pro) was won by the 4th year student of Software Engineering branch of NAU Yaroslav Shevchuk.

DEV Challenge 10 Cup Jubilee became the summarizing IT event of the year in the field of IT development. The organizers and partners of the event were over 20 leading IT-companies in Ukraine, being interested in improving the skills of their professionals and those wishing to bring the IT-industry in Ukraine to a new level. More than 30 speakers who are experts in the field of business trends informed the participants and guests of the event about the needs of today's IT-market. Each report was the presentation of a technological trend and the prospects that it offers to developers.

Competitions were held in three stages: Qualification (August, 2016), Semi (November, 2016) and Final. The qualifying rounds of the championship were attended by more than 3,000 developers in three areas: Web, Mobile (iOS, and Android), and Game. Each nomination had two categories: Pro (Senior, Middle-to-Senior) and Standard (Middle, Junior-to-Middle). The proposed tasks to the participants were challenging and unconventional, which prompted to search solutions has not been implemented yet.

DEV Challenge 10 Cup Final, getting 100 applicants, was a race in “combat conditions”. The developers were working on their product and at the same time presented it to the judges, who included the representatives of the best Ukrainian startups, food companies and outsourcing giants. The winners are true professionals. A student of NAU Yaroslav Shevchuk took 1st place in the nomination Android Developer (Pro).