# $40K Developer Contest from Binpress

**Author:** kinlane  
**Canonical:** https://apievangelist.com/2011/02/04/40k-developer-contest-from-binpress/

[Binpress](http://www.binpress.com/) is a [marketplace](http://www.apievangelist.com/ecosystem-building-blocks-detail.php?Building_Block_ID=130) for code, where software developers can buy and sell source code from each other. And it's [holding a developer contest](http://www.binpress.com/contest).

Binpress is looking for high quality code from professional developers thatkinlane-productions2.s3.amazonaws.comhed in the Binpress marketplace. [![](https://kinlane-images.s3.amazonaws.com/apievangelist/contests/binpress-programming-contest.png)](http://www.binpress.com/contest) Prizes include:

*   Grand Prizes of $17,000
*   Two Runner Up Prizes of $13,000
*   Six Best Submission per Language Prizes of $10,000.00

Contest submissions will be graded on the following attributes :

*   Development style and methodology - intelligent use of software design techniques and patterns.
*   Originality - how original is the submission.
*   Usefulness - how useful is the submission.

Some idea suggestions are:

*   Integrate popular [APIs](http://www.apievangelist.com/) (such as Amazon or Paypal) into popular frameworks and platforms.
*   Create an administration panel to manage common entities in web applications (such as users)
*   Develop a standalone solution to handle media from multiple sources and formats
*   Be creative - but also develop something useful.

The contest is a great opportunity for developers to get exposure and make some money.

It is also is a great way for Binpress to create awareness of their source-code marketplace, the process around publishing code and grow their developer community.

Sponsors include Google, [Amazon Web Services](http://www.kinlane.com/category/amazon/amazon-web-services/), and Paypal.