Tech Article Contest: ✍️ InterSystems IRIS Tutorials ✍️

Welcome to the 4th InterSystems technical article writing competition!  

Write an article that can be considered a tutorial for InterSystems IRIS  programmers of any level: beginner / middle / senior from March 1st to March 31st.

👉 Full contest details here.

Requirements 

❗️ Any article written during the contest period and satisfying the requirements below will automatically* enter the competition:

• The article must be a tutorial** on the InterSystems IRIS topic. It can be either for beginners, middle or senior developers.
• The article must be in English (incl. inserting code, screenshots, etc.).     
• The article must be 100% new (it can be a continuation of an existing article).  
• The article cannot be a translation of an article already published in other communities.  
• The article should contain only correct and reliable information about InterSystems technology.
• The article has to contain the Tutorial tag.
• Article size: 400 words (links and code are not counted towards the word limit).  
• Max 3 entries from the same author are allowed. 
• Articles on the same topic but with dissimilar examples from different authors are allowed.

* Articles will be moderated by our experts. Only valid content will be eligible to enter the contest.
* Tutorials provide step-by-step instructions that a developer can follow to complete a specific task or set of tasks.

Bonuses

If the article satisfies some additional requirements listed here, it gets additional Expert votes.

Contest period & Voting

March 1st - March 31st Publication of articles and voting time (both for Experts and DC members). 

❗️ DC members can vote for published articles with Likes = votes.

Prizes

1. Prizes for everyone who enters the contest:

🎁 Branded  Organic Canvas Tote Bag

🎁 Moleskine Large Lined Notebook

2. Expert Awards – articles will be judged by InterSystems experts:

🥇 1st place: Mars Pro Bluetooth speakers / AirPods Max

🥈 2nd place: Apple AirPods Pro with Wireless Charging Case /  JBL Pulse 4 Light Show Speaker

🥉 3rd place: Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad / Bose Soundlink Micro Bluetooth Speaker

3. Developer Community Award – article with the most likes:

🎁Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad or Bose Soundlink Micro Bluetooth Speaker

To read and discuss the rules, topics & bonuses, go to:
✓ ‎Contest Announcement 
✓ InterSystems Discord Chat