The 2028 Edition

2028

Software runs the world now. Once every three years we stop, look at the work, and name the people who built the parts that hold everything else up.

Three years is on purpose. It takes about that long for a piece of software to prove it mattered.

$50,000 to every winner.

From open to ceremony

  1. 01January 2026

    Applications open

    Anyone can enter. No fee.

  2. 0214 March 2028

    Applications close

    Hard deadline. No extensions.

  3. 03Spring 2028

    Jury review

    Forty jurors, blind scoring.

  4. 04September 2028

    Finalists

    Five finalists per category.

  5. 059 November 2028

    Ceremony

    One night, online. Streamed live to everyone.