2021 Fukuoka Ruby Award Competition - Entries to be judged by Matz

Posted by Fukuoka Ruby on 16 Jul 2020

Dear Ruby Enthusiasts,

The Government of Fukuoka, Japan together with “Matz” Matsumoto would like to invite you to enter the following Ruby competition. If you have developed an interesting Ruby program, please be encouraged to apply.

2021 Fukuoka Ruby Award Competition - Grand Prize - 1 Million Yen!

Entry Deadline: December 4, 2020

Fukuoka Ruby Award

Matz and a group of panelists will select the winners of the Fukuoka Competition. The grand prize for the Fukuoka Competition is 1 million yen. Past grand prize winners include Rhomobile (USA) and APEC Climate Center (Korea).

Programs entered in the competition do not have to be written entirely in Ruby but should take advantage of the unique characteristics of Ruby.

The program must have been developed or updated in the past year or so. Please visit the following Fukuoka website to enter.

http://www.digitalfukuoka.jp/events/226

Please email the application form to award@f-ruby.com

“Matz will be testing and reviewing your source code thoroughly, so it’s very meaningful to apply! The competition is free to enter.”

Thanks!

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