The IndicThreads-DevSquare Coding Contest is a weekly contest to be held over the next 3 months. You can win a great Java book every week and music players every month. The entire series winner gets a cool iPod. The leader table will be displayed on IndicThreads.com and will be updated based on results every week.

As part of this contest you will be presented with one Java / Java EE problem which you have to solve by writing appropriate code. Your solution will be evaluated on programming parameters - code correctness, compliance with standards, coding efficiency, and coding productivity - and rated.

This is an online contest and does not require any development environment on your local machine. You get a maximum of 30 min to write and submit the code solution to the problem. Please note that the quality of the code is important and not just its working.

* Ensure that you use the same email address in all the weekly contests. Only then can you accumulate points for the monthly and series winner prizes.
* The contest is open to participants from all countries.

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (4th August- 10th August 2007) gets a copy of the book Beginning EJB 3 Application Development: From Novice to Professional (Apress).

Prize for Week 12 - (4th August- 10th August 2007)

Beginning EJB 3 Application Development: From Novice to Professional (Apress)

Winner For Week 12 - Arun, Chennai

Prizes for the Month

2 MP4 Players

3 MP3 Players

The Series Winner gets an iPod Nano 4GB

1 iPod Nano 4GB

If you are ready to go, have a quick look at the rules and instructions below and then submit the form.

The contest is now closed. Thanks for participating. The final results will be announced shortly.

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (28th July - 3rd August 2007) gets a copy of the book The Definitive Guide to SOA: BEA AquaLogic Service Bus from Apress.

Prize for Week 11 - (28th July - 3rd August 2007)

The Definitive Guide to SOA BEA AquaLogic Service Bus (Apress)

Winner For Week 11 - Rajesh, Chennai

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (21st July - 26th July 2007) gets a copy of the book Beginning JBoss Seam from Apress.

Prize for Week 10 - (21st July - 26th July 2007)

Beginning JBoss Seam (Apress)

Winner For Week 10 - Vivek Kumar Pandey, Noida

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (14th July - 20th July) gets a copy of the book Pro Apache Tomcat from Apress.

Prize for Week 9 - (14th July - 20th July 2007)

Pro Apache Tomcat (Apress)

Winner For Week 9 - Rajesh, Chennai

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (7th July - 13th July) gets a copy of the book Ajax In Practice from Manning.

Prize for Week 8 - (7th July - 13th July 2007)

Ajax In Practice (Manning)

Winner For Week 8 - Vivek Kumar Pandey, Noida

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (29th June - 6th July) gets a copy of the book GWT In Action from Manning.

Prize for Week 7 - (29th June - 6th July 2007)

Google Web Toolkit GWT In Action (Manning)

Winner For Week 7 - Vivek Kumar Pandey, Noida

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (22nd June  - 28th June) gets a copy of the book The Definitive Guide to Grails from Apress. You an read the interview with the author of the book and creator of Grails @ - Grails Is a Breath of Fresh Air For Java Developers

Prize for Week 6 - (22nd June - 28th June 2007)

The Definitive Guide to Grails (Apress)

Winner For Week 6 - Sunil Singhal, Pune

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (15th June  - 21st June) gets a copy of the book Pro Apache Struts with Ajax from Apress.

Prize for Week 5 - (15th June - 21st June 2007)

Pro Apache Struts with Ajax (Apress)

Winner For Week 5 - Rajesh, Chennai

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (8th June  - 14th June) gets a copy of the book Alfresco Enterprise Content Management Implementation from Packt. Alfresco is a free, Open Source Java-based Enterprise CMS. A chapter about Document Management with Alfresco is available on IndicThreads

Prize for Week 4 - (8th June - 14th June 2007)

Alfresco Enterprise Content Management Implementation (Packt)

Winner For Week 4 - Amit GargGupta

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (31st May  - 6th June) gets a copy of the book EJB3 In Action from Manning.

Prize for Week 3 - (31st May - 6th June 2007)

EJB3 In Action (Manning)

Winner For Week 3 - Rajesh Selvanayagam

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (24th May  - 30th May) gets a copy of the book Groovy In Action from Manning.

Prize for Week 2 - (24th May - 30th May 2007)

Groovy in Action (Manning)

Winner For Week 2 - Priyanka Jain

The winner of the weekly contest for the week (17th May  - 23rd May) gets a copy of the book Google Web Toolkit GWT Java AJAX Programming from Packt.

Prize for Week 1 - (17th May - 23rd May 2007)

Google Web Toolkit (GWT) Java AJAX Programming (Packt)

Winner For Week 1 - Vivek Kumar Pandey

Instructions for Java Server Pages (JSP)

• Create the jsp by using the Add file option. Save the jsp by pressing the Save button.
• You can compile the jsp to check for any compilation errors or directly run it.
• Compile Jsp
  • Click on the Compile button or click on the Compile  & Run dropdown (at the top of the page) and choose compile.
• Run Jsp
  • Choose start tomcat from the Compile & Run drop down. It will start the tomcat instance.
  • You can execute the jsp by click on the Run button after the server has been succesfully started. It will open a new browser with the jsp.
• To stop tomcat, choose stop tomcat from the Compile & Run drop down.

Dos
• Use log for logging in jsps and servlet. The log messages will be shown in the tomcat message window.
• All the jsps should be written under the Main Program Directory.

Donts
• Do not use the System.out.println in jsps and servlets as it will not be shown in the tomcat message window.

Rules:

1. You get a maximum of 30 minutes to submit your solution.
2. There's no participation fee for entering the contest.
3. Judges decision will be final and binding.
4. IndicThreads reserves the right to modify / cancel the contest without any notice.
5. The sponsors have agreed to provide the specified books and prizes to the winners. IndicThreads is not responsible for any delivery failures, delays or damages.
6. Please provide 6 to 8 weeks for the books to reach you and 8-10 weeks for the other prizes.
7. It must be legal to send the prizes to your country and for you to receive the same.
8. Local electrical settings for prize winning electrical items could differ from the settings for your country.
9. The prizes are subject to availability. In such cases, a prize of similar value will be awarded. The contest organizer's discretion will be final and binding.
10. All weekly contests that conclude between 17th May and 16th June will be considered for the first monthly prizes
11. All weekly contests that conclude between 17th June and 16th July will be considered for the second monthly prizes
12. All weekly contests that conclude between 17th July and 16th August will be considered for the third monthly prizes