The 2016 Canadian Smalltalk Competition
Why a software competition?
Software Renaissance believes that the importance of programming-language support cannot be overstated. They feel that the continuing vitality of the IT industry depends on inspiring a new generation of coders who will write the applications that will drive the digital economy.
According to Software Renaissance, Smalltalk is a revolutionary language that has the power to transform the future of software development. It promises extraordinary productivity gains for programmers, and it’s a superlative educational tool for computer science.
… One Stipulation
This project will only be funded if at least $25,000 is pledged by Thursday, April 30, 2015 3:00 PM EDT.
How You Can Be a Part of This Future! Help Make It Happen.
The competition registration website is all ready to go! The contest details webpage is awaiting funding, and then it’s ready to go live! This full-page, color ad that shows the prize amounts and start date is also ready to be sent out:
Please contribute to the future education of our students. You can help in two ways:
- Provide scholarships for up to 12 winning students.
- Give the next generation of software developers an incentive to learn Smalltalk—the most productive programming environment ever created.
Rewards for Backers
Backers for the project will receive the following rewards:
| Pledge $20 or more (about $16 USD) | For personal donations of $20 or more, you will receive a grateful message plus a final update on the outcome of the campaign in the form of a colorful graphic, signed by David Eng! (Estimated delivery: May 2015) |
| Pledge $100 or more (about $79 USD) | For personal donations of $100 or more, your name will appear in a donor list of contributors available to social media. (Estimated delivery: May 2015) |
| Pledge $500 or more (about $395 USD) | For personal donations of $500 or more, your name (with clickable link, if any) will appear in a donor list of “Silver Contributors” available to social media. (Estimated delivery: May 2015) |
| Pledge $1,000 or more (about $793 USD) | For personal/corporate donations of $1,000 or more, your name (with clickable link, if any) will appear prominently in a donor list of “Gold Contributors” available to social media. (Estimated delivery: May 2015) |
| Pledge $5,000 or more (about $3,963 USD) | For corporate donations of $5,000 or more, your company logo (with clickable link) will appear prominently in all our competition ads in social media. This is a great way to reach tens of thousands of secondary school students, as well as many others in the IT community. (Estimated delivery: May 2015) |
For more information on additional rewards, click here to visit the website.
Challenges
The key challenge is to notify all secondary school students across Canada about the competition. Smalltalk Renaissance will do all they can by using social media and contacting various schools or school boards.
About Smalltalk Renaissance
Smalltalk Renaissance is a non-profit advocacy organization whose mission is to promote and advance the use of Smalltalk in the modern age of Information Technology development, in particular, as it relates to the Web (both on the client side, as well as the server side).
More Information
For more information on the 2016 Canadian Smalltalk Competition, click here.