Tech Article Contest: InterSystems IRIS Tutorials

Hello Community,

After the last heated programming contest, we're happy to announce the next InterSystems technical article writing competition!

✍️ Tech Article Contest: InterSystems IRIS Tutorials ✍️

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.

🎁 Prizes for everyone: A special prize pack for each author who takes part in the competition!

🏆 Main Prizes: There are 6 prizes to choose from. 

Prizes

1. Everyone is a winner in InterSystems Tech Article Contest! Any member who writes an article during the competition period will receive special prizes:

🎁 Branded Organic Canvas Tote Bag

🎁 Moleskine 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

Or as an alternative, any winner can choose a prize from a lower prize tier than his own.

3. Developer Community Award – article with the most likes. The winner will have the option to choose one of the following prizes:

🎁 Magic Keyboard Folio for iPad 

🎁 Bose Soundlink Micro Bluetooth Speaker

Note: 

1. The author can only be awarded once per category (in total the author will win 2 prizes: one for Expert and one for the Community)
2. In the event of a tie, the number of votes of the experts for the tied articles will be considered as a tie-breaking criterion.  

Who can participate?

Any Developer Community member, except for InterSystems employees. Create an account!

Contest period

📝  March 1st - March 31st: Publication of articles and voting time. 

Publish an article(s) throughout this period. DC members can vote for published articles with Likes – votes in the Community award.

Note: The sooner you publish the article(s), the more time you will have to collect both Expert & Community votes.

What are the 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 minimum (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.

🎯 EXTRA BONUSES

This time we decided to add additional bonuses that will help you to win the prize! Please welcome: 

Proposed topics

Here's a list of proposed topics that will give your article extra bonuses:

✔️ Working with IRIS from C#
✔️ Working with IRIS from Java
✔️ Working with IRIS from Python
✔️ Using Embedded Python
✔️ Using Python API
✔️ Using Embedded SQL
✔️ Using ODBC/JDBC
✔️ Working with %Query/%SQLQuery
✔️ Using indexes
✔️ Using triggers
✔️ Using JSON
✔️ Using XML
✔️ Using REST
✔️ Using containers
✔️ Using kubernetes

Note: Articles on the same topic from different authors are allowed.

➡️ Join InterSystems Discord to chat about the rules, topics & bonuses.

So,

It's time to show off your writing skills! Good luck  ✨

Important note: Delivery of prizes varies by country and may not be possible for some of them. A list of countries with restrictions can be requested from @Liubka Zelenskaia