TomBascom
Curmudgeon
People keep asking us two things -- 1) does this have something to do with those ugly dogs? And 2) is there a contest?
Well, we can't help with the dogs. But we *can* sponsor a contest!
It's simple really -- create a Mobile App that provides access to the Knowledgebase. That's it
Entries will be reviewed by the judges Wednesday morning and the winners announced at the closing General Session.
Rules: We don't need no stinkin' rules! Have something ready for the judges to look at by Wednesday morning. If they like it you win! Bringing a good strong cup of coffee along to share with the judges might help your case.
Support: We have an instance of the Downloadable Knowledgebase along with the OpenEdge REST adapter available. The API is simple and easy to use. Details at http://pugchallenge.org/challenge2013.html
If you do not want to use this back-end you are free to create something better. But expect to share it if you expect to win.
If you do not already have an OpenEdge Mobile development environment a Test Drive of OpenEdge Mobile can be obtained at progress.com (details on pugchallenge.com as well). Criteria: While we reserve the right to make it up as we go the following criteria might be used to judge entries:
BTW -- it's not too late! You can still register at http://pugchallenge.org/registration.html
Well, we can't help with the dogs. But we *can* sponsor a contest!
It's simple really -- create a Mobile App that provides access to the Knowledgebase. That's it
Entries will be reviewed by the judges Wednesday morning and the winners announced at the closing General Session.Rules: We don't need no stinkin' rules! Have something ready for the judges to look at by Wednesday morning. If they like it you win! Bringing a good strong cup of coffee along to share with the judges might help your case.
Support: We have an instance of the Downloadable Knowledgebase along with the OpenEdge REST adapter available. The API is simple and easy to use. Details at http://pugchallenge.org/challenge2013.html
If you do not want to use this back-end you are free to create something better. But expect to share it if you expect to win.
If you do not already have an OpenEdge Mobile development environment a Test Drive of OpenEdge Mobile can be obtained at progress.com (details on pugchallenge.com as well). Criteria: While we reserve the right to make it up as we go the following criteria might be used to judge entries:
- Usefulness to an OpenEdge Developer
- Depth and breadth of features and functionality
- Visual appeal
- Usability
- Performance
- Portability
- Extensibility
- Time to code (as reported by the submitter)
- Team size
- Anything else that seems notable and interesting!
BTW -- it's not too late! You can still register at http://pugchallenge.org/registration.html
