@felix actually, I started participating in Durov's contests more than 10 years ago. These were VK ones where you had to make Flash apps.

So, yes, I did, a lot. And won some. Except this time Pavel doesn't really like me any more (he wouldn't have fired me from Telegram if he did), so this is more of a spite thing. Plus the ability to win some money, which is nice when you don't have a job.