# We're pausing new challenges **URL:** \ **Category:** Announcements\ **Created:** [May 23, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129 "2026-05-23T08:16:27Z")\ **Posts on this page:** 17\ **Page:** 1
**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\ **Post date:** [May 23, 2026, 8:16am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/1 "2026-05-23T08:16:27Z")
Sad news today. All existing members should’ve received an email, full write-up here: > **[We're pausing new challenges](https://codecrafters.io/blog/pausing-new-challenges)** > > A note from Sarup and Paul, co-founders of CodeCrafters, on why we're pausing new challenge development. Would like to re-iterate that nothing much changes for the existing platform, we’re going to remove the roadmap page but otherwise the whole platform will remain running as-is. For the foreseeable future, @andy1li will continue to support customers as he always has. We’ll give a clear, advance notice if this ever changes. ---
**Author:** ![FastJackTurner](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/fastjackturner/32/25731_2.png) [@FastJackTurner](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/FastJackTurner)\ **Post date:** [May 24, 2026, 11:42pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/3 "2026-05-24T23:42:04Z")
This sucks, this website has been such a massive help for me. Sorry to hear you guys couldn’t make it work. Either way, I will always appreciate what you guys have done for my skillset. ---
**Author:** ![Evilsunz](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/evilsunz/32/18602_2.png) [@Evilsunz](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/Evilsunz)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 6:27pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/4 "2026-05-25T18:27:28Z")
Judging by the responses, there are few comrades here who actually pay and are interested in this. But yes, I’m also grieving.Long live to CodeCrafters ) ---
**Author:** ![crstead](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/crstead/32/24770_2.png) [@crstead](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/crstead)\ **Post date:** [May 25, 2026, 11:13pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/5 "2026-05-25T23:13:52Z")
I take it this includes extensions as well as the project challenges themselves? ---
**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 5:47am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/6 "2026-05-26T05:47:51Z")
> [@crstead](#): > > I take it this includes extensions as well as the project challenges themselves? Yep! All new challenge content, including extensions. ---
**Author:** ![constantinopleeaves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/constantinopleeaves/32/25615_2.png) [@constantinopleeaves](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/constantinopleeaves)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 6:44am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/7 "2026-05-26T06:44:02Z")
Fucking knew it, based on the roadmap and what was actually being put out. It’s a shame, this is a fantastic idea. I hope some company steps in and the website can continue. Also it would help if the price were a bit lower, it seems a bit overpriced and could be the reason why there aren’t enough paying members, but I am not a marketing expert ---
**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 6:46am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/8 "2026-05-26T06:46:08Z")
> [@constantinopleeaves](#): > > Also it would help if the price were a bit lower, it seems a bit overpriced and could be the reason why there aren’t enough paying members, but I am not a marketing expert When you say “a bit lower”, what’s a reasonable price in your opinion? ---
**Author:** ![constantinopleeaves](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/constantinopleeaves/32/25615_2.png) [@constantinopleeaves](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/constantinopleeaves)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 6:54am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/9 "2026-05-26T06:54:32Z")
Maybe around 200$ ---
**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\ **Post date:** [May 26, 2026, 7:11am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/10 "2026-05-26T07:11:01Z")
Gotcha, thanks for sharing! ---
**Author:** ![0xi4o](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/0xi4o/32/7747_2.png) [@0xi4o](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/0xi4o)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:39am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/11 "2026-05-27T02:39:04Z")
This sucks, tbh. I just got the lifetime membership and now I’m not even sure how long this site will stay online. I was also looking forward to the stuff that was in the roadmap. I really hope someone with more funding takes over and keeps CodeCrafters alive. ---
**Author:** ![smith558](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/smith558/32/4327_2.png) [@smith558](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/smith558)\ **Post date:** [May 27, 2026, 2:11pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/12 "2026-05-27T14:11:54Z")
Do we know if it will be possible to keep the platform running in its current form at least? ---
**Author:** ![andy1li](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/andy1li/32/10_2.png) [@andy1li](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/andy1li)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 2:58am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/13 "2026-05-29T02:58:50Z")
@smith558 Yes, we’re continuing to staff, maintain, and support the existing platform, no current plans for that to change. We’ve just decided to pause work on more challenges ---
**Author:** ![learning-dev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/learning-dev/32/3708_2.png) [@learning-dev](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/learning-dev)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 4:54am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/14 "2026-05-29T04:54:14Z")
@andy1li @rohitpaulk any plans to monetize like interview tools like hackerrank? more like B2B? ---
**Author:** ![rohitpaulk](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/rohitpaulk/32/6_2.png) [@rohitpaulk](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/rohitpaulk)\ **Post date:** [May 29, 2026, 7:45pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/15 "2026-05-29T19:45:54Z")
We did use CodeCrafters for our own interviews and found it super useful. Didn’t really go down the path of trying to offer to other companies though. ---
**Author:** ![learning-dev](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/learning-dev/32/3708_2.png) [@learning-dev](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/learning-dev)\ **Post date:** [May 30, 2026, 2:49pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/16 "2026-05-30T14:49:41Z")
@rohitpaulk I would love to see companies use these while (i’m) interviewing. Hackerrank started as free contests for colleges (competiive programming). Now they mostly do interview tools for companies. Although, the free contests for colleges are still there. ---
**Author:** ![FrankLouw](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/franklouw/32/26201_2.png) [@FrankLouw](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/FrankLouw)\ **Post date:** [June 6, 2026, 4:00pm UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/18 "2026-06-06T16:00:31Z")
I signed up and paid for a year pretty much right before this announcement came out, to evaluate it for wider company use. So far it’s been fantastic for learning a new language and is so much better than the typical tutorial based learning and something I’ve been looking for for a long time. Incredibly disappointing and I hope I can at least get my and my employer’s moneys’ worth working through the existing courses. But I guess there is no point in signing up the rest of my team now. I really hope you guys don’t just abandon this as it has so much potential as a learning platform and it would be unfair to customers who have paid for a service. ---
**Author:** ![yeswanth](https://yyz1.discourse-cdn.com/flex003/user_avatar/forum.codecrafters.io/yeswanth/32/27558_2.png) [@yeswanth](https://forum.codecrafters.io/u/yeswanth)\ **Post date:** [September 29, 2026, 7:16am UTC](https://forum.codecrafters.io/t/were-pausing-new-challenges/16129/19 "2026-09-29T07:16:24Z")