Canadian Code Jockey Awards - Two Contests

Microsoft Canada is doing the MSDN Canada Code Awards thing this years.  It's a chance for you to nominate an amazing coder or code team that goes after some cash prizes and a chance to hang out at Mark Relph's house while he makes fresh pasta using his Popiel Pasta Maker.

You can read more about this:

In English: http://msdn.microsoft.com/canada/codeawards/default.aspx 

In French: http://msdn.microsoft.com/canada/fr/codeawards/default.aspx

But wait, there's more!

I have an additional contest to announce here and only here.  Go to either of the above pages. Study them. Read them.  Sit back and ponder the wonders of all that is this contest.

The first person who sends me the correct answer to the question: "What's wrong with this page" will receive a $25 dollar gift certificate from Amazon.ca.   Either page.  One prize, first person.  I'm the judge and the prize funder.  

I'll update this blog post with the winner.

Operators are standing by.

P.S. You get a donation to your favorite charity if you win which makes it worth doing.

UPDATE: WE HAVE A WINNER!

Trextor correctly identified the 2006 Award date for the 2007 contest, first.  Sweet.

Mack de Male was two minutes behind and got it.

And Matt guessed it was the 100% Microsoft code contest being promoted with a flash app.

Mack, does that suck or what. And Matt, that wasn't what I was looking for but it was funny enough.

So, what the heck, all three of you will receive $25 gift certificates from Amazon.  Contact me via email with your correct email information and I'll get it out to you shortly.  Thanks for playing... 

Comments

[trextor]

"MSDN Canada Code Awards 2006" should read "MSDN Canada Code Awards 2007". As an aside, what's the point of using an image for such a basic title and background?

[Mack D. Male]

Is this the answer:

The top banner says "MSDN Canada Code Awards 2006"

That would be my guess...except they started accepting nominations back in November, so maybe they are recognizing for the previous year?

[Mack D. Male]

Are you kidding me trextor, you posted 2 minutes before me!? haha

[Matt]

I will take a wild guess. The rules state that:

"Entries must have been developed using primarily Microsoft® software and hardware. While 100-percent use of Microsoft software and hardware is not required, the solution should showcase Microsoft-based technologies."

Yet, they are promoting the contest with an animation in Adobe Flash.

[Mark Relph]

Thanks for the feedback..... my response is here: http://blogs.msdn.com/mark_relph/archive/2007/03/19/feedback-on-the-code-awards.aspx