NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta Blogging Contest

The NetBeans Blogging Contest has come to a close. We would like to thank everyone who participated! The judges are reviewing all of the blogs submitted over the past month, and winners will be announced on May 12th. Blog about NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta for... 10 chances to win a $500 American Express Gift Certificate! 100 chances to win a cool NetBeans T-Shirt! Simply: 1. Download the NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta (or later release) and try it out. 2. Blog about it! 3. Submit the URL to your blog. 4. Do it before April 18, 2008!

Overview

NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta is now available to download and preview. We’re pretty excited about some of the great new features, but we want to know what you think.

Download the NetBeans IDE 6.1 Beta 1 and check it out for yourself. After you have a chance to test the Beta, we want you to tell the world what you think.

Whatever your experience is in using the NetBeans IDE, post a blog about it and tell everyone. Our judges will review all blog submissions and select 10 winners to reward a $500 American Express Gift Certificate. The top 100 blogs will receive a NetBeans t-shirt.

How to Enter

Post a blog describing your experience using the new NetBeans IDE 6.1, a tutorial, insight, tech tip, cool code sample, request for enhancements, etc. Your blog must include a link to the NetBeans Blogging Contest site. Entries must be new material and not copied from something already written. Complete the submission form, or email a link of your blog entry to . (Contest Closed)

Blogging Tips

Need ideas for what to post to claim the top prize? Here are suggestions:

• Show a cool code sample using the new NetBeans IDE 6.1
  
• Create a “Top 10” NetBeans Tutorials/Links/Snippets/Tricks
• Share your deep insight about NetBeans IDE 6.1 development, including your favorite features
  
• Give suggestions on how to enhance the NetBeans IDE 6.1
• Build a cool plugin to share with the NetBeans Community

Contest Guidelines

The winner will be chosen by a panel of experts. Blogs will be accepted in the following languages:

English	Chinese (Simplified)
Spanish	Portuguese
Russian	Japanese
French	Polish

All blogs must be accessible at time of judging: April 19 – May 12, 2008.  See contest rules for more details.

NetBeans.org will link to as many interesting posts as possible during this time, so even if you don’t win, you might get a bunch of traffic!

Good luck!

Submission Form (Contest Closed)

Deadlines

Contest starts: March 14, 2008

Contest deadline: April 18, 2008

Judging period: April 19 - May 12, 2008

Winners announced: May 12, 2008

Contest Rules

Frequently Asked Questions