Technology Bonuses for InterSystems Full Stack Programming Contest 2026

Here are the technology bonuses for the InterSystems Full Stack Contest 2026, which will give you extra points in the voting:

• IRIS Vector Search usage -3
• InterSystems Native SDK for Python or Embedded Python usage -3
• Developer Community Idea implemented - 2
• Docker container usage -2 
• IPM Package Deployment - 2
• Online Demo -2 
• Find and report a bug - 2
• Article on Developer Community - 2
• The second article on Developer Community - 1
• Video on YouTube - 3
• YouTube Short - 1
• First Time Contribution - 3

See the details below.

IRIS Vector Search - 3 points

Starting from 2024.1 release InterSystems IRIS contains a new technology vector search that allows to build vectors over InterSystems IRIS data and perform search of already indexed vectors. Use it in your solution and collect 5 bonus points. Here is the demo project that leverages it.

InterSystems Native SDK for Python or Embedded Python - 3 points

Use InterSystems Native SDK for Python or Embedded Python in your application and collect 3 extra points. You'll need at least InterSystems IRIS 2021.2 for it.

Developer Community Idea implemented - 2 points

In this contest, we aim to encourage the implementation of ideas with Community Opportunity status and related to the Full Stack contest topic.

Docker container usage - 2 points

The application gets a 'Docker container' bonus if it uses InterSystems IRIS  running in a Docker container. Here is the simplest template to start from.

IPM Package deployment - 2 points

You can collect the bonus if you build and publish the IPM(InterSystems Package Manager) package for your Full-Stack application so it could be deployed with:

zpm "install your-multi-model-solution"

command on IRIS with IPM client installed. 

IPM client. Documentation.

Online Demo of your project - 2 points
Collect bonus points if you provision your project to the cloud as an online demo.

Find and report a bug  - 2 points
Sometimes, while building your solution with InterSystems IRIS or other InterSystems products or tools, you can come across a bug. It's a pity, but it happens. Please, submit it via a new type of request at the Ideas portal, as described here, and collect 2 bonus points. Only one bug submission counts. 

Article on Developer Community - 2 points

Write a brand new article on Developer Community that describes the features of your project and how to work with it. Collect 2 points for the article. 
*This bonus is subject to the discretion of the experts whose decision is final. 

The Second article on Developer Community - 1 point

You can collect one more bonus point for the second article or the translation of the first article. The second article should go into detail about a feature of your project. The 3rd and more articles will not bring more points, but the attention will be all yours. 
*This bonus is subject to the discretion of the experts whose decision is final.

Video on YouTube - 3 points

Make the Youtube video that demonstrates your product in action and collect 3 bonus points per each (maximum of 3 videos). Examples.

YouTube Short - 1 point

Make a YouTube Short demonstrating your product in action and collect 1 bonus point each (maximum of 3 shorts).

First-Time Contribution - 3 points

Collect 3 bonus points if you participate in InterSystems Open Exchange contests for the first time!

The list of bonuses is subject to change. Stay tuned!

Good luck with the competition!