In this week's java.net Spotlight, we're featuring Java Champion James Weaver's new contest, the JavaFXpert RIA Exemplar Challenge. The contest challenges teams consisting of a developer and a graphic designer to:
Create an application in JavaFX that exemplifies the appearance and behavior of a next-generation enterprise RIA (rich internet application).
The rules regarding the team requirement are specific: there must be two people, a graphic designer and a developer. The rules do not state that specific credentials are required to "prove" one's qualification as being a "graphic designer" (or a "programmer" for that matter). But a team of two is definitely required (i.e., a graphic designer who also has development skills does not meet the "team" requirement).
In a response to a query about this, Jim said:
My main objective is to challenge the best developers and graphic designers to re-imagine the appearance and behavior of enterprise RIAs. By doing this as a team, I hope to draw from the strengths of each, as well as to gain the benefits of collaboration. I do realize that this may cause less people to enter the challenge.
There is a substantial prize for the winning team: $1000 (US) for each team member.
Entries must be delivered (to a soon-to-be-identified email address) in the form of a NetBeans project by Midnight GMT on January 10, 2010. Judging will be performed by Jim and a graphics designer, with the judging criteria being how well the entry "exemplifies the appearance and behavior of a next-generation enterprise RIA."
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Our current Spotlight is the JavaFXpert RIA Exemplar Challenge. The java.net JUGs Community reports: Java Champion Jim Weaver has a serious JavaFX contest going on. "Create an application in JavaFX that exemplifies the appearance and behavior of a next-generation enterprise RIA (rich internet application)". Entries must be submitted in the form of a NetBeans project by 00:00 GMT on 10 January 2010.
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