The Jolt Awards are underway and judging for the first round -- Books -- is heating up.

At the same time, it isn't too early to kick off nominations for the second round -- Application Libraries and Frameworks -- even though the schedule would suggest we'd be ahead of the curve. That's okay. Early is better than late. (And believe me, I know all about that "late" part.)

So if you're using or if your organization has developed an application library or framework that you think is "Jolt-worthy," don't wait -- nominate by sending in your recommendation to joltawards@drdobbs.com now! And if you want talk with your fellow developers about likely candidates, just strike up a conversation by logging on and adding a Comment below.

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