January Challenge. New grep Extension.

[Sarup Banskota]

Hey there, Happy New Year from all of us at CodeCrafters! Here are the top updates to get 2026 rolling: 1. Jan'26 Contest: Win the Kinesis Advantage2 Complete any 1 CodeCrafters challenge this January. Auto-enter a raffle for the Kinesis Advantage2 Ergonomic Keyboard. Experience the remarkable split keywells. Check Out the Challenge → Readers of this newsletter get 50% off on our 3 month & 1 year plans with the code `JAN2026`.  Valid only for first 50 upgrades, don't miss out. 2. New grep Extension: Highlighting This extension introduces the `--color=always` flag, enabling matched text to be visually highlighted directly in the output. By the end of this extension, your grep implementation will be able to highlight matches inline while preserving the surrounding text. Start the grep Challenge → 3. Gift a CodeCrafters Membership Know a programmer who wants to get better at the craft this year? You can gift them a CodeCrafters membership to help them stick to their 2026 coding goals. CodeCrafters offers hands-on practice that turns January motivation into year-round momentum. Gift a membership → To celebrate the new resolutions, we've extended the 50% off on our gift plans. Use the special code `GIFT50` to unlock. 4. Updates from the Community Miscellaneous news from the community: CodeHead shares the best DevOps roadmap for 2026 isak ranks the best programming projects you could be doing in 2026 The Coding Gopher shares a primer on ASTs (Abstract Syntax Tree) Arpit Bhayani on MySQL's innovative midpoint insertion strategy   Join the best engineers in the world → Yours sincerely, — Sarup & Paul. Copyright (C) 2026 CodeCrafters. All rights reserved. 2261 Market Street #10230 San Francisco, CA 94114 Unsubscribe