{"id":1251,"date":"2025-10-20T16:09:58","date_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:09:58","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/?p=1251"},"modified":"2025-10-20T16:12:35","modified_gmt":"2025-10-20T16:12:35","slug":"innovate-with-ballerina-2025-top-15-finalist-team-codedev","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/index.php\/2025\/10\/20\/innovate-with-ballerina-2025-top-15-finalist-team-codedev\/","title":{"rendered":"FoC Student Team \u201cCodeDev\u201d Shines at Innovate with Ballerina 2025Innovate with Ballerina 2025 \u2013 Top 15 Finalist (Team CodeDev)"},"content":{"rendered":"\n<p>Our Faculty of Computing student team, <strong>CodeDev<\/strong>, proudly participated in <em>\u201cInnovate with Ballerina 2025\u201d<\/em> \u2014 an innovative competition organized by the <strong>IEEE Student Branch<\/strong> in collaboration with the <strong>IEEE Computer Society Student Branch Chapter<\/strong> of the <strong>University of Moratuwa<\/strong>, and powered by <strong>WSO2<\/strong>.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>The competition aimed to inspire undergraduates across Sri Lanka to design and integrate innovative software solutions using the <strong>Ballerina programming language<\/strong>. Participants were guided through a series of hands-on workshops designed to enhance technical expertise and promote the adoption of Ballerina in modern software development practices.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>For the competition, <strong>Team CodeDev<\/strong> developed a <strong>competitive programming platform<\/strong>, demonstrating the practical application of Ballerina for backend integration and scalable system design. Among numerous submissions from universities islandwide, the team was <strong>selected among the Top 15 Finalists<\/strong>, recognizing their creativity, strong technical implementation, and problem-solving excellence.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<p>This achievement not only reflects the team\u2019s <strong>technical skill and innovative thinking<\/strong> but also strengthens their <strong>teamwork and understanding of modern integration technologies<\/strong>, providing a valuable platform to showcase their talents at a national level.<\/p>\n\n\n\n<figure class=\"wp-block-gallery has-nested-images columns-default is-cropped wp-block-gallery-1 is-layout-flex wp-block-gallery-is-layout-flex\">\n<figure class=\"wp-block-image size-large\"><img loading=\"lazy\" decoding=\"async\" width=\"1024\" height=\"1024\" data-id=\"1255\" src=\"https:\/\/computing.sjp.ac.lk\/wp-content\/uploads\/2025\/10\/WhatsApp-Image-2025-10-20-at-21.31.13-1024x1024.jpeg\" alt=\"\" class=\"wp-image-1255\" 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