By: Umar Faeooq.
Dated: 24-Oct-2015
Email: hideurself_00@live.com
Imagine Cup is a global student technology program and
competition that provides opportunities for students across all disciplines to
team up and use their creativity, passion and knowledge of technology to create
applications, games and integrate solutions that can change the way we live,
work and play.
Imagine Cup is an annual competition sponsored and hosted by Microsoft Corp. which brings together young technologists worldwide to help resolve
some of the world's toughest challenges. The Imagine Cup comprises five major
technology competitions, including Software Design, and four challenges
(although the challenge number is updated annually). All Imagine Cup
competitors create projects that address the Imagine Cup theme: "Imagine a
world where technology helps solve the toughest problems". Started in
2003, it has steadily grown in size, with more than 358,000 competitors
representing 183 countries and regions in 2011. The Imagine Cup Worldwide
finals have been held all over the globe. The Imagine Cup 2015 Worldwide Finals
will be held in Seattle, USA.
For 13 years, Microsoft
Imagine Cup has inspired and challenged student developers worldwide to master
new skills, build strong teams and bring entire technology projects from
concept to completion. As a company originally founded by students, Microsoft
believes in the power of young people connecting with technology to dream big,
build creatively and boldly bring their ideas to life. Through our Microsoft
Imagine program, students of all ages and skill levels get the world’s best coding
tools and online learning at no cost, so they can build their future now.
To learn more about CUP and to see
who has been winning, and from which part of the world then visit this link https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Imagine_Cup
What does this mean for you and your first job after
school? You shouldn't expect to just be a heads-down programmer working in a
room full of programmers. You need to be a software developer who understands
user experience design. You need to learn the language of design and you need
to work and communicate successfully with UX designers on your team. Just as
mobile app devs have had to learn about business models such as
microtransactions, freemium, and subscriptions, so too have many young devs
needed to learn UX design practices because their small startup or team can't
afford a dedicated UX designer.
We live in a time when technology is changing at an
incredibly rapid pace. Building your skillset in the cloud is not only great
for your resume, but with Hello Cloud you can also win $1,000!
With thousands of students registered from across the
globe, we are thrilled to announce that the winner of the $1,000 September
Hello Cloud prize has been drawn. Congratulations to Jose Alberto Chamorro
Moreno from Spain! Jose Alberto completed both of the Hello Cloud activities in
September, doubling his chances to win.
We will be adding more Hello Cloud activities very soon,
so any student registered can increase their chances to win! Remember, the
next drawing is right around the corner on Jan. 28 at 24:59 GMT. So, I
encourage you all to learn how to do amazing things with Azure, complete all of
the activities and increase your chances to win with Hello Cloud!
What Microsoft Says? We’re finding
talented student developers at younger and younger ages, too – last week we
shared the results of a new competition for students as young as 9 years old,
and the work they did was impressive. We’ll have more opportunities for younger
students coming in August and continuing all season long.
When Bill and Paul started Microsoft in college, they were
talented and fearless. We see that spirit every day in the students who learn
to code through Microsoft Imagine and go on to compete in the Imagine Cup.
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