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This would be a facepalm moment for me if I were these guys. Because while they used GitHub in the most common manner, to host a code repository. Not only did

by bena 4y ago

This would be a facepalm moment for me if I were these guys. Because while they used GitHub in the most common manner, to host a code repository. Not only did they violate the rules technically, they also inadvertently violated them practically. README.md is a markdown file. GitHub parses this into that little blurb you see below the repo. This is technically a violation of the rules. Part of your project is technically generated by GitHub. Yes, it is dumb. Yes, I would have done the same in your position. Because I also would not have read the rules that deep. Or just forgot that they counted GitHub among the template generators. Ultimately, I would have just been kicking myself because I would have felt that this could have been avoided. I'd also ignore the statement from peterkelly that you're probably smarter than those running the competition or who made the rules. Also, consider that even if you were selected for consideration, you still may not have won. They didn't disqualify you because they were scared of your prowess. They disqualified you for violating a rule. I'm not sure how many entries they get per year, but it's likely they're looking more for reasons to drop than to add. Remember, there can be only one winner. And that winner will be the team that made the fewest mistakes.

seanclayton 4y ago
The winner used GitHub.
jallen_dot_dev 4y ago
> GitHub parses this into that little blurb you see below the repo. This is technically a violation of the rules. Part of your project is technically generated by GitHub. No, that's Github interpreting markdown for display on Github.com. That's not generating any part of the project that they submitted.
- bena 4y ago
  You can't use a site that takes markdown and generates HTML. It is a file in the project. By the letter, it counts. And the reason stuff like this happens is because of people who like to bend the rules on technicalities. Where they hold to the letter but violate the spirit. You have to draw lines somewhere in a competition.
  - jallen_dot_dev 4y ago
    No, not really. Their project solution was a collection of webpages. Github didn't generate any HTML or code that went into those pages. Visiting github.com to look at the pretty-formatted readme was not part of the project.

by bena 4y ago

seanclayton 4y ago

The winner used GitHub.

jallen_dot_dev 4y ago

> GitHub parses this into that little blurb you see below the repo. This is technically a violation of the rules. Part of your project is technically generated by GitHub. No, that's Github interpreting markdown for display on Github.com. That's not generating any part of the project that they submitted.

bena 4y ago
You can't use a site that takes markdown and generates HTML. It is a file in the project. By the letter, it counts. And the reason stuff like this happens is because of people who like to bend the rules on technicalities. Where they hold to the letter but violate the spirit. You have to draw lines somewhere in a competition.
- jallen_dot_dev 4y ago
  No, not really. Their project solution was a collection of webpages. Github didn't generate any HTML or code that went into those pages. Visiting github.com to look at the pretty-formatted readme was not part of the project.