What is ALT.NET
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Christian Graus wrote:
Generally speaking, when someone posts something like that, it's best to assume it's a troll, it almost certainly is.
I see. I am pretty new around here, and to forums in general. I'm not the greatest at spotting a troll, but I bet I can do it a little better now. What's the policy on dealing with trolls, just ignoring them?
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Justin Perez wrote:
What's the policy on dealing with trolls, just ignoring them?
Mark their posts as spam/abuse :-) It's a fun thing to do when you are bored.
Regards, Nish
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Generally speaking, when someone posts something like that, it's best to assume it's a troll, it almost certainly is.
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Christian Graus wrote:
it's best to assume it's a troll
I was assuming so with the name being used.
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I've recently seen references to ALT.NET and I've searched for the term but I get a bunch of links that don't really tell me much. Does anyone know what ALT.NET is?
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Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
I've recently seen references to ALT.NET and I've searched for the term but I get a bunch of links that don't really tell me much. Does anyone know what ALT.NET is?
When lost, try "dot" for . As in: http://altdotnet.org/[^] We are a self-organizing, ad-hoc community of developers bound by a desire to improve ourselves, challenge assumptions, and help each other pursue excellence in the practice of software development. Our movement is new. The conversation just started. All are welcome to shape and form the dialog in blogs and lists and face-to-face gatherings both local and global. Does that tell you more than you already knew? It certainly doesn't tell me much, other than that Chris Austin seems to have hit the nail on the head. :) [edit] However, go to that URL above. There's links to a wiki, blogs, etc., that you can peruse and still walk away wondering what the heck ALT.NET actually is. [/edit] Marc
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I've recently seen references to ALT.NET and I've searched for the term but I get a bunch of links that don't really tell me much. Does anyone know what ALT.NET is?
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Here is a writeup on ALT.NET: http://weblogs.asp.net/jgalloway/archive/2007/05/02/are-you-alt-net.aspx[^] Going by the weblog contents, this word is coined by David Laribee.
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I've recently seen references to ALT.NET and I've searched for the term but I get a bunch of links that don't really tell me much. Does anyone know what ALT.NET is?
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Glasgow: SQL Server Managed Objects AND Reporting Services ... My website
ALT.NET is a emerging software development movment; Members of this movement try to get out of "mainstream" .NET and Microsoft developers and use ALTernative (origin of ALT, I guess) ways of doing things. For example they may use NHibernate technology instead of using usual .NET data access components like datasets. Although it seems to be, but ALT.NET is not another Anti-Microsoft movement; ALT.NET developers just doen't limit themselves to "usual" .NET tools and SDKs which came from Microsoft, instead they try to keep their minds open and look for new technologies and practices in order to get the best out of their effort.
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ALT.NET is a emerging software development movment; Members of this movement try to get out of "mainstream" .NET and Microsoft developers and use ALTernative (origin of ALT, I guess) ways of doing things. For example they may use NHibernate technology instead of using usual .NET data access components like datasets. Although it seems to be, but ALT.NET is not another Anti-Microsoft movement; ALT.NET developers just doen't limit themselves to "usual" .NET tools and SDKs which came from Microsoft, instead they try to keep their minds open and look for new technologies and practices in order to get the best out of their effort.
Aydin Pakzad wrote:
ALT.NET developers just doen't limit themselves to "usual" .NET tools and SDKs which came from Microsoft, instead they try to keep their minds open and look for new technologies and practices in order to get the best out of their effort.
That's probably what most of good developers do, in my opinion.
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Aydin Pakzad wrote:
ALT.NET developers just doen't limit themselves to "usual" .NET tools and SDKs which came from Microsoft, instead they try to keep their minds open and look for new technologies and practices in order to get the best out of their effort.
That's probably what most of good developers do, in my opinion.
If you truly believe you need to pick a mobile phone that "says something" about your personality, don't bother. You don't have a personality. A mental illness, maybe - but not a personality. - Charlie Brooker My Blog - My Photos - ScrewTurn Wiki
Dario Solera wrote:
That's probably what most of good developers do, in my opinion.
Absolutely - I look at whats out there and pick up tools and frameworks that could be useful to me. It seems that I practice, to some extent, ALT.NET and never knew it. Thanks everyone for helping me find out what ALT.NET is.
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Justin Perez wrote:
What's the policy on dealing with trolls, just ignoring them?
Mark their posts as spam/abuse :-) It's a fun thing to do when you are bored.
Regards, Nish
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My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com linkNishant Sivakumar wrote:
Mark their posts as spam/abuse
How do you do this? I don't see a button or a link, or is it just simple voting 1 to 5 the offending post.
"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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Dario Solera wrote:
That's probably what most of good developers do, in my opinion.
Absolutely - I look at whats out there and pick up tools and frameworks that could be useful to me. It seems that I practice, to some extent, ALT.NET and never knew it. Thanks everyone for helping me find out what ALT.NET is.
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Glasgow: SQL Server Managed Objects AND Reporting Services ... My website
Colin Angus Mackay wrote:
It seems that I practice, to some extent, ALT.NET and never knew
The same principle applies to Design Patterns, you'd be surprised how many good developers are actually using design patterns without knowing it.
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Mark their posts as spam/abuse
How do you do this? I don't see a button or a link, or is it just simple voting 1 to 5 the offending post.
"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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AlexCode wrote:
Hard to miss... lower right corner of the post... just bellow the rate.
It's not there. I looked everywhere, and very hardly where you said. That portion of the screen looks like this: Hard to miss... lower right corner of the post... just bellow the rate.
"[Reply | Email | View Thread | PermaLink | Go to Thread Start] Rate this message: 1 2 3 4 5 (out of 5) "I wonder where it is :P Modified: I voted you a 5 to see if it would appear after I voted for a message. Also, that didn't make it appear. I feel as if I have wasted a 5 on a pathetic attempt at showing me where the spam is! :)"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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Nishant Sivakumar wrote:
Mark their posts as spam/abuse
How do you do this? I don't see a button or a link, or is it just simple voting 1 to 5 the offending post.
"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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AlexCode wrote:
Hard to miss... lower right corner of the post... just bellow the rate.
It's not there. I looked everywhere, and very hardly where you said. That portion of the screen looks like this: Hard to miss... lower right corner of the post... just bellow the rate.
"[Reply | Email | View Thread | PermaLink | Go to Thread Start] Rate this message: 1 2 3 4 5 (out of 5) "I wonder where it is :P Modified: I voted you a 5 to see if it would appear after I voted for a message. Also, that didn't make it appear. I feel as if I have wasted a 5 on a pathetic attempt at showing me where the spam is! :)"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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Here, right bellow the "1 2 3 4 5 (out of 5)" I have: Report as Spam or Abuse being "Spam" and "Abuse" links. If they're not there try contacting the support... I don't know what may be wrong
AlexCode wrote:
Here, right bellow the "1 2 3 4 5 (out of 5)" I have: Report as Spam or Abuse being "Spam" and "Abuse" links. If they're not there try contacting the support... I don't know what may be wrong
I tried everything I could. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. I am going to post about this in the Bugs forum. Thanks for everyones help in this matter! :rose:
"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
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npclntxz.dll wrote:
SCREW YOU IDIOT!
What a way to introduce yourself to the community. I cannot image a better way than insulting members and yelling.
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AlexCode wrote:
Here, right bellow the "1 2 3 4 5 (out of 5)" I have: Report as Spam or Abuse being "Spam" and "Abuse" links. If they're not there try contacting the support... I don't know what may be wrong
I tried everything I could. I looked everywhere and couldn't find it. I am going to post about this in the Bugs forum. Thanks for everyones help in this matter! :rose:
"If an Indian asked a programming question in the forest, would it still be urgent?" - John Simmons / outlaw programmer I get all the news I need from the weather report - Paul Simon (from "The Only Living Boy in New York")
Justin, It's not just you. I don't have it either. I think I've seen it before, but not lately and definitely not now. BDF
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I've recently seen references to ALT.NET and I've searched for the term but I get a bunch of links that don't really tell me much. Does anyone know what ALT.NET is?
Upcoming FREE developer events: * Glasgow: SQL Server Managed Objects AND Reporting Services ... My website
Colin, Probably enough replies by now, but I can throw in a reference to a (very subjective) 'hot/not' tools list on Roy Osherove's blog (one of the bloggers in the alt.net parade): http://weblogs.asp.net/rosherove/archive/2007/06/04/alt-net-alternative-tools-and-approaches-to-mainstream-net.aspx[^] Trouble with such a movement, in my view, that it can tend to become an incrowd 'with us or against us' debating club witjout some form of moderation. On the other hand, when it gains some clout, MS will stand to notice, as indeed happened with Scott Guthrie presenting at the recently held alt.net conference. Regards, Arjan Keene
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Down in the bottom righthand corner of the message there should be a "Report as Spam or Abuse" line.
I don't see it either. Do you have to have certain status to see that link?
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Justin Perez wrote:
What's the policy on dealing with trolls, just ignoring them?
Mark their posts as spam/abuse :-) It's a fun thing to do when you are bored.
Regards, Nish
Nish’s thoughts on MFC, C++/CLI and .NET (my blog)
My latest book : C++/CLI in Action / Amazon.com link