Dev Derby

The Dev Derby is one of the events taking place in Bloomington around The Combine (http://thecombine.org), the area’s first major technology conference, and at the start of the BFusion/BFlex conference (http://bflex.info). It is a day-long programming challenge where teams of developers work to create an application serving a real-world need.

Five teams will represent different programming languages—PHP, C#, Ruby, Python, and Java—to produce a demo application that will be released as open source software. Each application will be judged by knowledge leaders and representatives of the non-profit organizations benefiting from this work. Prizes will be awarded, following a panel discussion about the development process and the future of application programming.

Dev Derby is situated in The Combine along with other technology-related events, such as Tech Cocktail, Ignite Bloomington, and a variety of of other gatherings. It is hosted by the BFusion/BFlex conference, a two-day hands-on training event from the experts of Adobe Flex and ColdFusion. Dev Derby is inspired by our experience with Startup Weekend in 2008, but with a short day of coding and focused on a specific challenge.