Talk about a fluke. I happened to notice that FlashintheCan (FITC) had their award finalists up so I went to check out who got made. A quick scroll through the list and…what the…toddfraser.ca under Best Canadian Developer?! I was completely suprised. Then the memories of me submitting my site started flooding back. Ah yes. Primarily because the submission cost was zilch, I decided “What the hell. Couldn’t hurt me in any way, hopefully.”

I remember that my proposal paragraph actually went into what it means to be a developer and how most of my work is actually not allowed to be shown (because of NDA’s and such). Not that I think that the portfolio pieces that I can show are not worthy. I really enjoyed working on the projects in my spare time and each provided their own set of challenges. Since most of the projects in my work section are for non-profit youth empowerment organizations, I feel that the more publicity they can get, the better.

Anyway, I am unbelievably honoured. Just the finalist position alone is something that I’m sure many developers would love to have. I am extremely happy to be in that position…and now I have to get back to work. :)