I should have written this post a while ago, but well, better late than never.

There is a NINJA-IDE plugins contest going on!

NINJA-IDE (which stands for “Ninja-IDE Is Not Just Another IDE”) is a free, open source (under GPLv3 license) Argentinian integrated development environment for the Python programming language. It’s a great IDE, and every day more and more people are using it.

Its creators want to improve this project even more. What better way to do it than encourage people to contribute through a contest? You’re able to create your own plugin for NINJA-IDE and submit it to the official web site. The contest ends December 22nd, and the first, second and third plugin with the highest scores will receive U$S 250, U$S 150 and U$S 100, respectively.

What are you waiting for? You have the opportunity to contribute to a great open source project and get a nice prize for it! Instructions to participate in the contest can be found here. The tutorial for creating plugins is here. You can also join the NINJA-IDE IRC channel at Freenode (#ninja-ide) and ask any questions you might have.