Written by

Lead of Developer Community at InterSystems
Announcement Anastasia Dyubaylo · 2 hr ago

Introducing Community Bounty Program “Idea to Application”

Hey Community,

We’re launching a new initiative in which ideas from the Ideas Portal become real applications on Open Exchange, and their authors are rewarded through Global Masters:

💡 Community Bounty Program “Idea to Application” ⚙️


 

💡 How Does It Work?

Every two months, we’ll select a range of ideas from the Ideas Portal and turn them into bounty challenges. Each cycle represents a new round, giving you the opportunity to build a working implementation, publish it on Open Exchange, and earn Global Masters points along the way.

👥 Who Can Participate?

Anyone, including InterSystems employees, is welcome. Participation is individual — no team submissions allowed.

🌟 Why Join?

Building something real that the community actually needs is rewarding on its own — but we want to make sure your contribution gets the recognition it deserves. Every qualifying submission gets recognized and promoted across the InterSystems Developer Ecosystem.

🏅 Rewards & Recognition

We've prepared two reward tiers depending on your level of participation.

  Tier 1 — Every qualifying submission Tier 2 — Implement all ideas in the round
Points Earn from 10k Global Masters points + 3,000 extra points
Badges Credly + Global Masters Same as Tier 1
Visibility  Promoted across DC, GM, social media + LinkedIn spotlight of the developer on our social media
Listings OEX Bounty Apps block + Ideas Portal Hall of Fame Same as Tier 1
 

Full Rewards Breakdown

Tier 1 — Every qualifying submission:

  • 🏅 InterSystems Credly badge 
  • 🏅 Global Masters App Bounty Wizard badge
  • ⭐ Earn from 10k Global Masters points (800 points (app upload) + 7,000 points (idea implementation) + Bounty Bonus)
  • 📣 Your app promoted across the Developer Community, Global Masters, and social media
  • 🏆 Your app featured in Bounty Apps block on Open Exchange for 2 months
  • 📋 Your app added to the Hall of Fame on the Ideas Portal

Tier 2 — If you implement all ideas of the round:

  • Everything in Tier 1
  • ⭐ + 3,000 extra Global Masters points
  • 📣 + LinkedIn personal spotlight on our social media

❗ Points are not exchangeable for cash, only for official Global Masters rewards.


The first round is coming — stay tuned for more details soon!


New to Ecosystem?

  • Ideas Portal  — where the community submits and votes on feature requests and improvements — you told us what's missing.
  • Open Exchange  — the InterSystems app gallery where developers publish open-source apps — you build it.
  • Global Masters — the InterSystems developer rewards program, where points are redeemable for gifts — you get rewarded for it.