🏆 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

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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 Contest Bot 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 further opportunities with Telegram.