ironcoder

Iron coder starts today at 5:00pm CDT (22:00 UTC).  The API and theme will be posted up here at that time, and what follows are the offical rules as dictated by Chairman Mueller.

Friday, July 21, 5pm CDT (22:00 UTC): API and Theme will be announced. Sunday, July 23, 5pm CDT (22:00 UTC): Judging will begin (hopefully.  that’s when you’re entries need to have been uploaded anyway).

Judging will be based on four criteria: * Style * Technical expertise * Use of API and theme * Cool factor

Some rules: * The programs must run in their own address space- so that rules out input managers and haxies. The program must also run without authentication. * Source code has to be included, and you’ve got to be ok with it being public. * New projects only! The idea is to try and cram all development into a 48hr period. * If it’s some sort of movie, or something that you have to sit through, it can’t be longer than 1:27 seconds. * Files must be under 5mb compressed (for uploading). * A quick little blurb on how to run your program, what it does, and how it ties into the theme is probably a good idea. * The app has to be totally self contained. We don’t want files littered all over the judge’s system. * The judge has to be able to compile the code. * Instant disqualification if judge is too scared to run the code. * You must be willing to be the next competition’s judge.

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