# Write a Ruby or Python web-app and win cash!

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**Category:** IronRuby\
**Created:** [January 21, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/write-a-ruby-or-python-web-app-and-win-cash/181977 "2010-01-21T02:17:23Z")\
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**Author:** ![jsoho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/letter_avatar_proxy/v4/letter/j/8baadc/32.png) [@jsoho](https://www.ruby-forum.com/u/jsoho)\
**Post date:** [January 21, 2010, 2:17am UTC](https://www.ruby-forum.com/t/write-a-ruby-or-python-web-app-and-win-cash/181977/1 "2010-01-21T02:17:23Z")

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MIX 10K Smart Coding Challenge: [http://mix10k.visitmix.com](http://mix10k.visitmix.com)

9 days left, an counting, to enter your minimalist creation into the MIX  
10K Smart Coding Challenge. I can be anything you want, it just has to  
be less than 10 kilobytes of source code. You can use HTML5, or  
Silverlight, and also use Ruby or Python through Gestalt. You can win a  
free trip to MIX and up to $1000 in cash.

Get out the already submitted entries for inspiration:  
[http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Gallery](http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Gallery)

Some “Hello, World” examples to get you started:  
[http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Content/mix10kSamples.zip](http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Content/mix10kSamples.zip)  
And more info on [http://visitmix.com/labs/gestalt](http://visitmix.com/labs/gestalt)

Read more about the entry rules/prizes/etc:  
[http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Terms](http://mix10k.visitmix.com/Terms)

Also, I’m on the judge panel for the contest  
([http://live.visitmix.com/News/MIX-10K-Judge-Panel-Announced](http://live.visitmix.com/News/MIX-10K-Judge-Panel-Announced)), so I’d be  
_very happy_ if you submitted a Python or Ruby app. 😉

Let me know if you have any questions,  
~Jimmy
