Ionic announced its sponsorship of a $500 cash prize for the best post about Ionic in AirPair's $100,000 developer writing competition, which encourages developers to share tutorials, opinion pieces, and stories involving the use of Ionic in production. The competition allows authors and readers to collaborate on posts using features like forks and pull requests, similar to code collaboration. Developers who have used Ionic in innovative ways, learned valuable lessons, or integrated Ionic with other APIs are invited to participate, with the average post on AirPair receiving 15,000 views in January. This initiative offers a valuable opportunity for developers to showcase their Ionic-based applications and share knowledge with the community.