The developerWorks Web site, IBM's skill-building hub for the
developer community with 5.7 million registered users, has won
34 industry awards since its debut in 1999. Awards include the
2007 Jolt Hall of Fame award, Best Developer Web site, two
consecutive Readers' Choice Award from Software Development
magazine ("Best Technical Support" provider), and five Jolt
Product Excellence or Productivity Award. Jolt judges say,
"Big Blue understands the needs of developers very well";
developerWorks offers "great how-to technical articles on a
vast array of topics."
This recognition from peer technical Web sites and from readers
is important to us because we are developers ourselves -- and
we know how vital it is to have easy access to information you
can trust. We're glad to know that we provide information you
need and come back for. Continue to
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know what you need and like,
so that we can continually deliver it.
Jolt Hall of Fame (Mar
2007)
developerWorks was thrilled to receive
the 2007 Jolt Hall of Fame award, essentially the
"Oscar" of the software development industry. In rare
agreement, the judges praised our site as "a treasure
trove of IT-related topics and technologies [that]
often has better technical articles than commercial
publications."
Read more
about this tribute and the other awards that
developerWorks and IBM received at the 17th annual
award ceremony at the SD West conference in Silicon
Valley.
Excellence in developer
correspondence (Apr 2006)
developerWorks received a Gold award for
its "massively successful" RSS feeds, from the
researchers and editors of MarketingSherpa, a
research firm devoted to savvy marketing techniques.
Our large selection of RSS feeds gives readers
precisely what they need.
Read more
and
get
developerWorks RSS feeds
if you haven't already.
Best Technical Support (Sep
2005)
Readers of Software Development
magazine chose IBM developerWorks as the source of
"Best Technical Support" in the development process,
marking the magazine's third annual Readers' Choice
Awards.
Read more
and check out developerWorks Editor-in-Chief
Michael O'Connell's blog entry.
Jolt Productivity Award (May
2005)
Honoring developerWorks and alphaWorks
for the fifth time with a Jolt Award in the "Websites
and Developer Networks" category, Software
Development magazine judge Scott Ambler
praised our site for meeting developers' needs with
great "how-to" technical articles and valuable
discussion forums on diverse topics, adding, "Even if
you don't work in an IBM shop, you'll find
developerWorks a valuable resource."
Read more.
Top 10 influencers for
2005 (May 2005)
SD Times chose the top 100 "organizations,
individuals or movements that ... created not only
great technology but also great buzz," and noted that
"developerWorks embraced developers, raised bar for
everyone else."
Best Developers' News
Source (Sep 2004)
Readers of Software Development
magazine chose IBM developerWorks as "Best Developers'
News Source," in the magazine's second annual Readers'
Choice Awards.
Read more.
Best Technical Support (Sep
2004)
Readers of Software Development
magazine chose IBM developerWorks as providing "Best
Technical Support," in the magazine's second annual
Readers' Choice Awards.
Read more.
Jolt Product Excellence
Award (Mar 2004)
The editors of Software Development
magazine recognized IBM developerWorks with
the coveted Jolt Product Excellence Award for "Best
Website and Developer Network."
Read
more.
Best Java Training
Program (Feb 2004)
Through reader-submitted nominations,
followed by online voting, readers of Java
Developer's Journal selected IBM
developerWorks as having the best Java training
program.
Best Web Services or XML
Site (Feb 2004)
IBM developerWorks was also selected as
first runner-up in the Best Web services or XML site
category, through nominations and online voting by
readers of XML Journal.
Product of the Year
Finalist: (Feb 2004)
For the second year, IBM developerWorks
Subscription was recognized by Developer.com and its
readers as a product that significantly influences
programmer effectiveness.
Read
more.
And the awards continue! Here are more awards from the
recent past:
Jolt Product Excellence Award, Websites and
Developer Networks (Mar 2003): Awarded to IBM alphaWorks,
developerWorks sister site, by the editors of Software
Developer magazine.
Read more.
Developer.com Product of the Year Finalist,
Enterprise Development Tool (Feb 2003): Awarded to IBM
developerWorks Toolbox Subscription by Developer.com and
its readers.
Read
more.
Jolt Productivity Award, Websites and Developer
Networks (Mar 2002): A second Jolt Productivity award for
developerWorks from the editors of Software Developer
magazine.
Read more.
Reader's Choice Award, Best Web services site (Mar
2002): For the Web services zone of IBM developerWorks,
voted tops in the first annual Reader's Choice Awards by
the readers of Web Services Journal.
John Caples Award for Direct Marketing,
Business-to-Business Radio advertising (Mar 2001): A
second John Caples
Award for IBM developerWorks.
Jolt Productivity Award, Best Web Site (Mar 2000):
Our site's first Jolt Productivity Award from the editors
of Software Developer magazine.
Online journals favored by developers often mention our
resources. Scan a sampling of recent stories and blogs that
touch on the tools, information, and offerings available on
developerWorks:
developerWorks continually brings new tools, technologies, open
source code, educational offerings, and other contributions to
the community of developers worldwide. IBM often issues press
releases showcasing these contributions that are made possible
by and available from the developerWorks site.
