One of my very favorite, very geeky pleasures is the ironcoder contest that challenges software developers to come up with cool innovative pieces of software that relate to a theme using a particular API within a pre-determind small time frame.
Past contests have been Mardi Gras using Accessibility and Emily Dickinson using iTunes Visualization. The very best part of these contests is that the end results are released for anyone to try out. They’re downright fun.
Ironcoder V will take place March 30 (at 5 PM Central time) - April 1. That means that once you’re done with all the April Fools shenanigans, you’ll get to see who takes the crown.