Regardless of our background, programming language of choice, or political persuasion, most developers have at least one thing in common: we enjoy building things. As full-on members of the creative class, however, we're also likely to have a million ideas for useful gadgets, web services, and applications, but comparatively little time to execute on them. Sigh.

Fortunately, given modern web savvy tool sets, it's easier than ever to launch a website or application. In fact, you might even be surprised how quickly you can roll out a "v1" of a worthwhile service or micro-app, using a framework like Rails or Django. Sometimes all you really need is a weekend, a little bit of motivation, and a willingness to embrace your constraints. That's where code contests come in...

August 30, 2008
URL:http://www.drdobbs.com/web-development/embrace-your-constraints-code-contests/228700747

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