From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00,FREEMAIL_FROM autolearn=unavailable autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Received: by 10.28.166.73 with SMTP id p70mr562719wme.0.1466444719342; Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:45:19 -0700 (PDT) X-Received: by 10.157.11.173 with SMTP id 42mr166158oth.10.1466444719179; Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:45:19 -0700 (PDT) Path: eternal-september.org!reader01.eternal-september.org!reader02.eternal-september.org!news.eternal-september.org!mx02.eternal-september.org!feeder.eternal-september.org!newsfeed.fsmpi.rwth-aachen.de!newsfeed.straub-nv.de!proxad.net!feeder1-2.proxad.net!209.85.217.216.MISMATCH!oe3no6227897lbb.1!news-out.google.com!f5ni20136lbb.0!nntp.google.com!oe3no6227883lbb.1!postnews.google.com!glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com!not-for-mail Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 10:45:19 -0700 (PDT) Complaints-To: groups-abuse@google.com Injection-Info: glegroupsg2000goo.googlegroups.com; posting-host=2a02:2ab8:224:1:58f3:8960:1c2e:3395; posting-account=L3mulQoAAADsXVjCD5rM6Ap3Xy0U3ckB NNTP-Posting-Host: 2a02:2ab8:224:1:58f3:8960:1c2e:3395 User-Agent: G2/1.0 MIME-Version: 1.0 Message-ID: <98701ee4-2f50-497a-9694-6593e9c5bd6e@googlegroups.com> Subject: =?UTF-8?Q?AdaCore_Launches_=E2=80=9CMake_with_Ada=E2=80=9D_Programming_Com?= =?UTF-8?Q?petition=2C_with_=E2=82=AC5000_Top_Prize?= From: fabien.chouteau@gmail.com Injection-Date: Mon, 20 Jun 2016 17:45:19 +0000 Content-Type: text/plain; charset=UTF-8 Content-Transfer-Encoding: quoted-printable Xref: news.eternal-september.org comp.lang.ada:30841 Date: 2016-06-20T10:45:19-07:00 List-Id: AdaCore today announced the launch of the =E2=80=9CMake with Ada=E2=80=9D p= rogramming competition, a contest that aims to help the embedded software c= ommunity improve the quality of their code by encouraging the use of the Ad= a and SPARK programming languages. The competition will run from June 20 to= September 30, 2016 and offers over =E2=82=AC8000 in total prizes. Particip= ants can register for the competition at www.makewithada.org. Competition Rules The competition is open to individuals and to teams with up to four members= . The goal is to design and implement an embedded software project for an A= RM Cortex M or R processor where Ada and/or SPARK are the principal languag= e technologies. Entrants will need to demonstrate that their system meets i= ts requirements and has been developed using sound software engineering pra= ctices. Submission deadline is September 30, 2016. The award winners will b= e announced in November 2016. Prizes and Judging Criteria Cash prizes will be awarded to the projects that best meet the overall crit= eria of software dependability, openness, collaborativeness and inventivene= ss. Top Prize - 5000 Euros Second Prize =E2=80=93 2000 Euros Third Prize =E2=80=93 1000 Euros Two special awards (nano-drones) will also be offered: one for the project = rated best for dependability, and the other for the project rated best for = inventiveness. Judges The competition judges include embedded systems experts Jack Ganssle, Princ= ipal Consultant at The Ganssle Group; Dick Selwood, Europe Editor at Techfo= cusMedia; Bill Wong, Technical Editor at Penton Media; and Cyrille Comar, A= daCore President. =E2=80=9CBuilding an application in Ada on a deeply-embedded microcontrolle= r like the Cortex M or R will be a ton of fun, and is a great way to demons= trate how Ada leads to great code,=E2=80=9D said competition judge Jack Gan= ssle. =E2=80=9CThis is an exciting opportunity for developers to try a new techno= logy and show their imagination and programming talents,=E2=80=9D said Fabi= en Chouteau, AdaCore software engineer and author of the Make With Ada blog= post series. =E2=80=9CAda is most known for its usage in large-scale long-= lived systems but it is also an excellent tool even for the most humble emb= edded project.=E2=80=9D The =E2=80=9CMake with Ada=E2=80=9D competition is part of an overall AdaCo= re initiative to foster the growth of Ada and SPARK for developing embedded= systems and more generally for developing =E2=80=9Csoftware that matters= =E2=80=9D. Other elements of this initiative are the free on-line training = available at AdaCore U, and the various resources for free software develop= ers and students/hobbyists at the github repository and the libre site. Further information about Ada and SPARK, along with links to free resource = pages and instructions on how to get started by downloading the GNAT GPL ed= ition for Bare Board ARM, are available at makewithada.org/getting-started.