Sunday Mar 22, 2009
Sun has launched a new Java FX contest where students as well as developers are invited to submit an innovative rich media application using JavaFX 1.1 and NetBeans 6.5.
The contest has top three prizes of $25,000, $10,000 and $5,000. Students can compete for these top prizes. Additionally, there are special prizes (just for students) -- 3 top student applications will receive $1,500 each. There are 100 honorable mention prizes in the contest.
The contest runs from March 23rd to May 29th.
Visit: http://www.javafx.com/challenge
Tuesday Feb 24, 2009
Sun Microsystems Inc, India is running a Code JavaFX Contest.
This is targeted primarily for students and developers in India. There are lots of exciting prizes to be won.
There is also a group in OSUM for the contest.
Important Dates:
16 Feb 2009: Contest Starts. Register yourself.
01 Mar 2009: Last day for registration
05 Mar 2009: Last day for submission of proposal
31 Mar 2009: Last date to submit your project. Contest Ends
15 Apr 2009: Winners Announced
Sunday Jan 06, 2008
"...this is going to sound kind of weird -- but at the time I was also trying to learn electronics. We didn't have any money, so finding parts and being able to build stuff was always dumpster diving and was really frustrating. I discovered that I could break into the university and write computer programs really easily, didn't cost any money..."
Nice, short, crisp. Read the complete interview here.
You may also want to visit his blog.
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