2009 Silverlight Control Builder Contest is live!

July 14, 2009 · 1 min read

Remember last year Page Brooks invited me to help with his Control Builder Contest? I didn't do much, and this year with Silverlight Contrib and Silverlight MVP under his belt, he's off to the races with the 2009 version of the contest all on his own.

There's a big difference though, because last year the contest, like many others, was U.S.-only. If you've been reading this blog long enough, you'll remember I was particularly miffed at the lack of interest in the contest. I was told that the U.S.-only clause is what held it back.

Well... this year is different... there are NO RESTRICTIONS on your locale for entering the competition. Page has a great site up, so get your control-game on and get coding. If this is anything like last year, he's going to have more prizes as time goes on, so keep checking.

This article is part of the GWB Archives. Original Author: Dave Campbell

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