INETA Component Code Challenge

INETA Component Code Challenge

Building .NET Applications with Reusable Components

Win a scholarship to DevConnections in Las Vegas or Tech·Ed 2012 in Orlando

The Winners:

The INETA Component Code Challenge is now complete. We are honored to announce the winners and would like to extend a big thank you for all of the great contributions and the help of our judges. All submissions can be viewed online at http://www.inetachamps.com/codechallenge2012.


Winners:
 
Honorable Mention:

The Rules:

Any .NET web or mobile application (ASP.NET, WPF, Silverlight, Windows Phone 7, MVC) built during the last year using at least 2 components from at least 2 approved vendors. Accompany your code with a 3-5 minute sales pitch video using YouTube or Camtasia video showing your entry and telling us why what components you used and why your application is cool. The more creative the entry, the better. Our judges will review the submissions and the best ones will win a scholarship to DevConnections, March 26-29 in Las Vegas or Tech·Ed 2012, June 11-14 in Orlando. INETA will cover one conference ticket, hotel, and travel to the conference as is outlined in INETA's travel policy for each scholarship.

So grab your computer and Visual Studio and GET YOUR CODE ON.

The Judging:

Entries will be judged on four criteria:

  1. Effective use of vendor components/controls to solve a problem/display data
  2. Innovation
  3. Impact using components (i.e. reduction in lines of code written, increased productivity, etc.)
  4. Creativity

The Submission Process:

  1. Review the components offered by our approved vendors and select components from at least two of these vendors.
  2. Your submitted application must have been built in the last year (since 1/1/2011) using components from our approved vendors.
  3. Make a 3-5 minute Camtasia video showing your entry and describing what components you used and why your application is cool. Video must be in WMV format. You can get a free trial of Camtasia here. If you need help with Camtasia you can download a PDF or view online training.
  4. Zip up your movie and send it using YouSendIt Lite or TransferBigFiles.com to cvc@ineta.org. Be sure to include your email address in the from line and include the names of the component vendor products you used in the message line.

The Timeline:

  • Judging for the DevConnections prize will end February 1, 2012 at Midnight Eastern
  • Judging for the Tech·Ed prize will end April 1, 2012 at Midnight Eastern

The Prizes:

  • DevConnections Scholarship: A scholarship to DevConnections in Las Vegas in March includes the conference pass, airfare and hotel, according to INETA's travel policy.
  • Tech·Ed Scholarship: A scholarship to Tech·Ed 2012 in Orlando in June includes the conference pass, airfare and hotel, according to INETA's travel policy.
  • Prize Packs: Other top entrants will receive a prize pack full of full licenses to controls and other goodies donated by our vendors.

The Judges:

  Greg Leonardo Greg Leonardo is a community leader current working as Senior Consultant for Experis and on assignment at PriceWaterhouseCooper. In his professional career, he has worked/architected cutting edge solutions using a variety of technologies like WPF, MVC, .Net, Silverlight, WCF, and BizTalk. He is also a .Net community/INETA Community Speaker that has spoken at TechEd, Bar Camps, Code Camps, and user groups over a variety of topics and venues. You can follow him on Twitter at @gleonardo.
  Bill Reiss Bill Reiss is a Technical Architect with AgileThought in Tampa, FL and a Microsoft Silverlight MVP. He is a frequent speaker on Silverlight, Windows Phone, and .NET based casual game development. His open source Frolic game framework aims to help any .NET developer make the jump to game development.
  Matt Hidinger Matt Hidinger is based in Chicago and works at Clarity Consulting focusing on ASP.NET MVC, Silverlight, and Windows Phone. He has published two apps to the Windows Phone marketplace: CTA Watch and Transit Directions. He can be found on Twitter (@MattHidinger), blogging, working on various open source projects, and participating in the local community.
  Nikita Polyakov Nikita Polyakov (www.NikitaPolyakov.com) is a Microsoft Windows Phone Developer MVP and has been a long time community voice for most things mobile from Microsoft in the local developer community in Florida and online. Nikita helped and co-chaired many local user groups and community initiatives. A success story of Microsoft Student Partner program, Nikita won many awards including Student Partner of the Year for his work at University of South Florida where he passionately shared his knowledge with fellow students.

The Approved Vendors:

/n Software
/n software Red Carpet Subscriptions give you everything needed for communications, security, and e-business development - components for every major protocol from FTP to IMAP to SNMP, SSL and SSH security, S/MIME encryption, Digital Certificates, Credit Card Processing, ZIP compression, Instant Messaging, Shipping and Tracking, and e-business (EDI) transactions.
Amyuni Technologies Inc.
Amyuni PDF Suite Developer Pro 4.0: Implement full PDF & XPS creation, conversion and editing capabilities into your .NET and ActiveX applications. Amyuni PDF Suite combines our PDF Converter and PDF Creator products in one development toolkit. Add instantaneous document processing in a fraction of the time it takes with other tools. PDF Suite only takes few lines of code to implement into your applications. Amyuni products are built in-house and have been used by clients worldwide for over 10 years.
Atalasoft
DotImage is the easy to use imaging toolkit for .NET developers who need to quickly add advanced imaging capabilities to applications. On-Premises developer support and Runtime Royalty Free licensing can significantly reduce development and deployment costs. Build superior imaging user interfaces with visual controls for Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET, AJAX, and Silverlight.
Codejock Software
Codejock is a leading provider of components and controls for .NET WinForms. Our products provide a rich, solid framework that help our customers deliver enterprise level applications that have a professional modern appearance on time and under budget. Our most popular components are Command Bars, Controls, Docking Pane, Property Grid, Report Control, Task Panel, Calendar, Shortcut Bar, Syntax Edit and Skin Framework.
ComponentOne
ComponentOne, known as the market leader in the software development industry for over 23 years, provides hundreds of developer productivity tools to build desktop, Web, and mobile apps. With ComponentOne, developers are able to spend less time coding and more time focusing on business logic when developing in Microsoft Visual Studio. From grids, charts, reports, to schedules, the added functionality, professional looking styling, and effortless deployment in the ComponentOne product line-up is why developers turn to ComponentOne for all their enterprise solutions. It’s the tool set for developers that is truly made by developers. Visit www.componentone.com for details on a 30-day trial.
Dart Communications
Dart Communications, located in upstate New York, has been a market leader in designing and developing Internet communication components since 1994. Dart offers over 30 high quality award winning components within three main product lines; PowerTCP, PowerSNMP, and PowerWEB. Robust components and superior technical support successfully set Dart apart from the competition as they continue to provide well recognized, respected products trusted by thousands of developers throughout the world. Dart, Serious Components for Serious Developers!

Developer Express
Save time and money with high quality pre-built components for ASP.NET, Windows Forms, WPF, Silverlight and VCL as well as IDE Productivity Tools and Business Application Frameworks, all backed by world-class service and support. Our technologies help you build your best, see complex software with greater clarity, increase your productivity and create stunning applications for Windows and Web in the shortest possible time. Learn more at http://www.devexpress.com.
Complete Spreadsheet, Reporting, Analysis and Business Intelligence Tools for .NET
Founded in 1980, GrapeCity is a Microsoft Gold Certified Partner, a Premier Visual Studio Industry Partner, an international award-winning software firm, and the world’s largest provider of developer components and tools that includes the ActiveReports and Spread product lines. Our products are deep in functionality, unleash real business value, and are driven by an unwavering commitment to the highest quality standards. We are a strong organization with over two decades of consistent growth. We have more than 850 employees and tens of thousands of global customers.
Infragistics
As the world leader in user interface development tools and experts in User Centered Design, Infragistics empowers developers to build and style immersive user experiences and rich data visualization in line of business applications across all platforms — Windows Forms, WPF, ASP.NET and Silverlight. Infragistics also has a range of value-added services including UI testing tools, support, training and consulting services. For additional information on Infragistics, please visit www.infragistics.com
Nevron Software
Nevron Software is a global leader in component based data visualization technology for a diverse range of Microsoft centric platforms. Built with perfection, usability and enterprise level features in mind, our components deliver advanced digital dashboards and diagrams that are not to be matched. Today Nevron components are used by many Fortune 500 companies and thousands of developers and IT professionals worldwide.
Software FX, Inc.
Data Visualization for every need, every platform. By providing top-of-the-line components for different development environments, Software FX continues to lead the market in deploying graphic development tools to the expanding development community. Software FX's is committed to providing a rich set of tools and support for past, present and future technologies for the worldwide development community.
Syncfusion, Inc
Founded by industry experts in 2001, Syncfusion, Inc. provides the broadest range of enterprise-class software components and tools for the Microsoft .NET platform. Working with Syncfusion, developers can move beyond simply coding applications to delivering real business innovation—the elegant user interfaces, business intelligence dashboards, and sophisticated reporting that today's business users need, in the formats they demand. Our award-winning .NET components and controls are designed to meet your evolving development needs, whether you're working in Silverlight, ASP.NET MVC, ASP.NET, WPF, or WinForms. At Syncfusion, we uncompromisingly strive for excellence in order to offer the very best value to our customers—from small ISVs to Fortune 100 companies.
Telerik
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Telerik is a market-leading provider of end-to-end solutions for application development, automated testing, agile project management, reporting, and content management across all major Microsoft development platforms. Telerik’s award-winning software development products enable enterprises and organizations of every size to generate tangible productivity gains, reduce time-to-market, and stay on time and under budget. With tens of thousands of users in more than 90 countries around the world, Telerik’s customers include numerous Fortune 2000 companies, academic institutions, governments, and non-profit organizations.

The Not so Fine Print:

Travel arrangements will be made by INETA NorAm and will include round trip air and up to 4 nights hotel accomodations. Conference pass will be purchased by INETA NorAm. Contest open to legal residents of the US and Canada only. Entrants must be age 21 or over. Entrants cannot be an employee, intern, or immediate family member of the INETA NorAm Board of Directors, Microsoft, or any participating component vendor or subsidiary. Entrants cannot be involved in or immediate family members of any part of the execution or administration of this contest. INETA NorAm reserves the right to discontinue the contest at any time, without prior notice. INETA NorAm reserves the right to deny anyone eligibility in this contest for any reason. All entries are property of INETA NorAm and can be used however INETA NorAm sees fit. Entrant information can be shared with participating component vendors at INETA NorAm's discretion.