I participated in Wilco Quest Builder Hackathon in month of January. I created two quests in 5 days which were based on Frontend and debugging. Before I give a brief about my quests let me tell you about Wilco
About Wilco
Wilco is a flight simulator for developers. As a beginner or even as a seasoned developer, it's easy to feel like you're not getting enough hands-on experience while learning to code or working on projects. You may not have an opportunity to dive into an existing codebase and make changes, whether it's adding a new feature, debugging issues in production, writing tests, deploying the code, and much more.
Wilco is a platform designed to give you that hands-on experience by presenting you with a series of quests.
My first quest – Navigating the Unknown
Navigating the unknown is a journey that requires a keen eye for detail and a thoughtful approach. In this challenge, the user needs to investigate the issue that customers are seeing a blank screen when they navigate to /product route. After debugging they need to identify that the issue is in the routing configuration and add a 404 page to solve the issue.
This quest is divided in three steps
- Uncovering The Mystery – User will identify the root cause of the issue. This will involve debugging the code and conducting thorough research to pinpoint the exact location of the problem.
- Create A safety net – In this step user will implement a 404 page to catch any broken links or missing pages.
- Rescue Route – User will add a link to home page in the 404 page.
You can try the quest here
My second quest – Route to Victory
This quest is focused on securing private pages of Anythink using react-router-dom. The main task user will need to perform is to create a Private route component and use it to restrict access to the authenticated pages like the editor or settings page.
User will learn to add protected routing to safeguard your pages with ease. Using this quest you will be a routing expert in no time.
This quest is divided in three steps
- Find the flaw: Identify the issue in routing that allows user to access the private page without authentication.
- Guard the gates: Create a Private route component to restrict access to private pages for unauthenticated users.
- Lock the gates: Use the Private route component to restrict access to private pages for unauthenticated users.
You can try this quest here
The process of creating a quest was challenging, but also incredibly rewarding. Throughout the experience, I learned the importance of planning and the process of dividing a complex problem into smaller, manageable steps. I also learned how an engaging narrative and choose the right skills that were required for the quest.
I wrote a blog on creating quest which you can read here
I won first place in the Hackathon and a prize of $3000. I want to thank wilco team for organizing the Hackathon and I am looking forward to make new projects and keep improving my skills.
