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May 27, 2009 @ 1:11 a.m. CDT
Getting final preparations complete for the Dash. Contestants should expect e-mail updates about the competition and version control within the next day or so.
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The Django Dash is a chance for Django enthusiasts to flex their coding skills a little and put a fine point on “perfectionists with deadlines” by giving you a REAL deadline. 48 hours from start to stop to produce the best app you can and have a little fun in the process.
Rules
We want the Dash to be fun and for everyone to have a good time. To help this and to make the expectations clear, we’ve got five simple rules for the competition. Without further ado, they are:
- Nothing Gets Built Ahead Of Time
- 48 Hours To Build
- Max Team Of 3
- Third Party Allowances
- Version Control’s On Us (Subversion)
1. Nothing Gets Built Ahead Of Time
This is pretty straightforward. Your team’s hands stay off the keyboard until the Dash officially begins. You’re allowed paper mockups and design but no code. This is partially on the honor system but will be verified via version control if there’s anything suspicious. So please behave and keep the playing field level.
2. 48 Hours To Build
Your team has 48 hours from the start of competition until the end to build all aspects of the site. Everything you submit should be your own creation (including HTML/CSS, so please no pre-made templates). Any changes submitted after the cut-off date will be ignored in the judging process.
3. Max Team Of 3
Pretty simple. Ideally you should be on only one team, though we won’t stop you if you’re crazy like that.
4. Third Party Allowances
We can be pretty easy going, so we’ll say you may use any open-source Django application(s) as long as together they represent 50% or less of the final application. This means you must write at least 50% of the final application to qualify.
Most major Javascript libraries (as long as they’re general purpose and open source) should be fine. Same for CSS frameworks if you dig that sort of thing. If there’s any question in your mind if you can use something, you should get it clarified ahead of time to avoid risk of disqualification.
5. Version Control’s On Us (Subversion)
We’ll provide the version control for the duration of the Dash. A couple of reasons why. One, it provides an even playing field across the teams. Two, it lets us track what was committed, and when, so there’s no question about anything. Three, it will let us integrate some (hopefully) cool status updates and statistics as the contest goes.
Other Questions?
Anything that's not strictly a rule of the competition can be found on our FAQ page, so you may want to give that a glance.
Dates
| 2009 | |
|---|---|
| Registration Begins | May 2 |
| Registration Ends | May 23 |
| Competition Begins | May 30 |
| Competition Ends | May 31 |
| Judging Begins | May 31 |
| Judging Ends | June 13 |
| » Winners Announced | June 13 |
Unless otherwise noted, all starting dates begin at 0:00:00 CDT and all ending dates stop at 11:59:59 CDT. We reserve the right to change the dates depending on how popular the competition will be.
