Flex 22 Mar 2006 11:11 pm
[Contest] Flex 2.0 derby - BIG prizes!
I just noticed this sweet contest. It looks like the Flex team wants you to build a great Flex app - and they’re going to reward the top six entries with some fantastic prizes!
Information:
Build the coolest Flex app and win more than just bragging rights.
Flex your developer skills, showcase your killer apps, and you might win great prizes by entering the Flex Developer Derby. Enter now through May 1, 2006.
Prizes:
Six winners will each receive:* A 42-inch Samsung plasma TV plus a Microsoft Xbox 360. See TV specs.
* Your application showcased on Adobe’s website, along with an application name and description and a link to your personal website or blog (if applicable)
* Your application showcased in Adobe’s booth at the JavaOne Conference, May 16–19, 2006, in San FranciscoEarly bird submission prizes
In addition, the first 25 developers who submit applications that are chosen to be posted in our online showcase gallery will receive a US$50 electronic gift certificate to Amazon.com. Applications must meet eligibility requirements set by the Terms and Conditions.
http://labs.macromedia.com/showcase/special/flexderby/
on 23 Mar 2006 at 2:48 am 1.Bob said …
Adobe really missed a trick here with its ludicrous North America-only condition. If you’re an international company providing solutions to an international market, then make an appropriate effort to reach your international client base. One short-sighted condition cuts entries by half and annoys a large proportion of the Flex user base.
on 23 Mar 2006 at 3:13 am 2.Robin Hilliard said …
Announcing the RocketBoots Rest Of World Flex Developer Space Race! Follow link below for details…
on 23 Mar 2006 at 3:31 am 3.Paulo said …
Very good point Bob. A shame really.
on 23 Mar 2006 at 9:57 am 4.twoedge said …
You also can’t compete if you work from a Macintosh. Apparently there is no love for the Mac user anymore at Adobe.
on 23 Mar 2006 at 11:04 am 5.Robin Hilliard said …
Twoedge, see
http://www.gskinner.com/blog/archives/2005/12/easily_compile.html
There are plenty of people working with AS3 and Flex 2 on OS X - yes you can’t run the FB2 plugin on OS X yet, but it’s still in beta and there are (I understand) some genuine technical issues. The important thing is that the compiler is a jar and runs fine on a Mac.
on 23 Mar 2006 at 5:20 pm 6.Mike Downey said …
Hi -
I know that it really sucks when contests must exclude certain regions of the world. I can’t tell you exactly why but, having set up contests at a variety of companies before, it always has something to do with legal issues. There are a variety of legal issues (which I don’t understand) that severely limit what we can do with contests.
As far as the Mac comment, I certainly don’t agree that, “Apparently there is no love for the Mac user anymore at Adobe.” Quite the opposite is true. The availability of Adobe software on different platforms is entirely dependent on development schedules and business opportunities. In the case of Adobe Lightroom (http://labs.adobe.com/technologies/lightroom/) it made more sense to make the Mac version available before the Win version. In the case of Flex Builder 2, it made more sense to release the Win version first. That doesn’t mean that there won’t be a Mac version. And as Robin pointed out, the Flex SDK is available for the Mac (and Linux), jut not Flex Builder 2 (yet).
I guess an alternative to releasing one platform on Labs before another is finished would be to hold everything back until everything is done - but then we’d have to wait months in order to get it into your hands. With projects like Labs we’ve instead decided to release software builds as quickly as possible, whether other platforms are ready to go or not.
Thanks,
MD
on 05 Nov 2007 at 7:58 am 7.Daniel said …
I couldn’t understand some parts of this article [Contest] Flex 2.0 derby - BIG prizes!, but I guess I just need to check some more resources regarding this, because it sounds interesting.
on 19 May 2008 at 5:04 pm 8.LosAngeles said …
Assuming either the Left Wing or the Right Wing gained control of the country, it would probably fly around in circles.