@kkossev for his many apps and inparticular helping with his Matter offerings on the leading edge.
@thebearmay for his many apps and great support
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I like a lot, however 2 favorites for me are the zigbee map by dandanache and HD+ dashboard by jpage4500. Also jtp10181 is so helpful to everyone and his zwave drivers are great. I really thank everyone who has helped me.
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Like was said, all of them are awesome! Here's another vote for @jtp10181 .
He helps with a lot of issues and has written some great drivers. One of the best is apps is his SmartStart Manager.
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I cannot pick a single favorite developer. The richness contributed by all our community developers weaves a beautiful tapestry, whose beauty is diminished when any thread is missing.
So I’m deeply appreciative of all our community developers, and I hope they find a way to recognize all of you.
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TIA TO ALL DEVS FOREVER
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Many different developers are qualified to receive honors...so many great folks here working on a great diversity of projects that enhance HE for all of us. Some of the ones who have positively affected my use and enjoyment of HE significantly:
@kkossev - Master of Zigbee devices and drivers, navigating murky waters of the HW and SW of Tuya, Aquara, Moes, Linptech, etc. So much helpful information, so many drivers, just an amazing contributor who has enabled so many new devices for Hubitat users, and provided clarity on Zigbee issues and questions.
@thebearmay - Creator of the legendary Hub Info device driver that has become central for so many users to keep track of their hub(s), monitor and respond to issues, etc. Add in a multitude of other apps that he has created for himself and shared, and others he creates seemingly in minutes when responding to user requests. He's also picked up orphaned apps and continued their support/development. He's a developer who can do it all, and always with a smile.
@lpakula - Took the existing OwnTracks integration and extended it into a powerhouse of presence w/both basic enhanced capabilities, and consistently provides quick and patient support, and very useful updates.
@dandanache - Zigbee Map (legendarily good), Ikea Zigbee drivers, WatchTower and more...just a really great set of tools that affect and help a multitude of users. Really creative and smart/useful tools.
@jpage4500 - His Android HD+ app is nothing short of amazing, as is his continued extension and enhancement of its capabilities, and prompt response to questions and suggestions. Just very impressive.
@mbudnek - for tireless long-term support and enhancement of the Google Home community integration for many years now, offering features and options that would not have otherwise been available to HE users. Just great stuff.
@jtp10181 - For his excellent drivers supporting many (all?!) Zooz products, his work on universal Z-Wave drivers, and his SmartStart app and leading role in helping members of the forum understand the new LR stuff. Also a shout-out to his extensive and spot-on support for forum members lost in the weeds of Z-Wave issues.
@csteele - for taking up the (generally thankless) task of maintaining HPM to ensure continued support for arguably the most important app in the HE community ecosystem. We all knew someone had to do it, luckily for us he stepped up.
@mavrrick58 - His extensive work on Govee support is nothing short of impressive. So many devices, so many issues & complexities to deal with, offering both local and cloud options, and he keeps coming out w/more and better stuff, and providing quick and helpful support. Who can argue with having geeky fun w/Christmas lights?! 
@tony.fleisher - The Z-Wave Mesh Details tool is a phenomenal tool that none of us knew we needed until Tony dropped it on us, and now we can't imagine living w/out it. Just fantastic work and he has enhanced and improved it steadily since release. Another of those community app "musts" one many, many lists.
Since neon says I can only have one...
In the end, picking just one developer is an unfair task, but since you asked for just one, if I have to make a pick it would be @kkossev by a nose, w/everyone else running neck-and-neck in second. 
Many apologies to devs I am having a brain freeze about and forgetting. I appreciate all the developers every time I look at a topic list and see all the great stuff happening here. Thanks very much from the rest of us.
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I do want to note an honorable mention for @bptworld, who has retired from dev work, but was one of our most prolific and creative developers a little while back, so many great apps and capabilities provided, with excellent support. Kudos.
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A huge shout out from me for the community contributions to the Weather Underground driver I took over the maintenance of, especially @swade who is an actual dev and helped take this integration to the next level (basically rewrote large chunks of the code).
I’ve also gotten a bunch of help from @Busthead , @sburke781 , @thebearmay and @kampto too. Having folk pitch in with ideas and code improvements has made this project a lot of fun and really taken it to the next level.
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I know the directions stated to do this prior to 1/4/25, but hopefully this can still count.
There are soooo many good apps and drivers, but the single app or driver released in 2024 that has made the biggest difference in my household operations is @x86cpu 's MASSIVE redo of the original Abode Security integration and release of Abode Alarm System Driver 2024. By bringing in devices as child devices, I can now use the security system motion sensors all over the house already to trigger Hubitat automations.
I continue to greatly appreciate @djgutheinz 's Samsung TV integration. It working is the barometer by which my household decides if "the automation stuff" is working. When the TV integration works, all is good, when it does not work I'm told "everything" is broken.
@moshsom idea in April 2024 or so to add button pushes to this integration made it even more useful. I can double click a light switch near the front door to turn the TV on in Art Mode!
I am also excited about @dandanache 's Watchtower app for data visulization. It really is a game changer in bringing HE to the next level.
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@bertabcd1234 for the official updated Hue integration
@djgutheinz for the official Kasa integration and the community Tapo integration
@ogiewon for HubDuino
@jpage4500 for HD+
Without the above mentioned developers, my smart home would look and act vastly different (in a bad way). The contribution they have all made has made my and my family’s quality of life so much better!
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@jpage4500 for his awesome work on Android HD+
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