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title: "Very good contest news, and an apology to Mark Miller"
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# Very good contest news, and an apology to Mark Miller

By Roy Osherove March 29, 2004 In [.Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

**Historical article** · Originally published March 29, 2004; technical details may be outdated.

Oh this is going to be good. I already have collected prizes for my upcoming contest. Let me just say that first place **gets over 300$ worth of goodies**. sounds cool already?

I'm still looking for more prizes/swag (this will be a hell of a thing in the end).

I'm also looking for interesting contest suggestions (Coding challenge/screenshots/what else is there?).

Comment or ping me if you have some ideas.

Now about CodeRush. I was too angry to post that moment, and I apologize. In retrospect my post was a bit too much, though I still agree with most of what was said there. Mark Miller of DevExpress has left a [good response in the comments section of that post](http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2004/03/25/95612.aspx), so feel free to read that. Let me just say that:

\- CodeSmart \*should\* have been included because unlike all the other tools that were considered, this is a competing add-in, not a separate tool

\- I should have made a review which was a little more to the point and not so angry.

Sorry again. Blogging is, unlike marketing, a human activity :)

## More in .Net Original

[All posts in .Net Original](https://osherove.com/blog/category/net-original)

- Mar 31, 2004

    ### [VS.Net Database Projects - learn to use them (Sample chapter included)](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/31/vsnet-database-projects-learn-to-use-them-sample-chapter-inc.html)

- Mar 31, 2004

    ### [Scripting .Net on MSDN-AA](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/31/scripting-net-on-msdn-aa.html)

- Mar 29, 2004

    ### [A Biztalk 2004 riddle - Catching an exception from a web service](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/29/a-biztalk-2004-riddle-catching-an-exception-from-a-web-servi.html)

- Mar 28, 2004

    ### [I think I found my book of the month](https://osherove.com/blog/2004/3/28/i-think-i-found-my-book-of-the-month.html)


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## About the author

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