Article Competition
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I did not say otherwise :) I know Robert's articles(they are wonderful, I'm also voted 5.)
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar” Nuri Demirağ, 1954
Who then, if not the winner, do you think cheats...?
It's an OO world.
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I get surprised with the votes I receive on my articles... but people usually vote on articles that are easy to understand, beautiful or ready to use on their own projects. If it is something very interesting, but hard, only those who have good programming knowledge will vote. So, to me, having many votes on Design Pattern articles is not that strange... students learn they must follow design patterns and those are even a requisite for job interviews, but some presentations are hard to understand. If the presentation is easy to understand then, well, it is going to get votes by those who want to learn them.
I'm afraid you are quite right. But design patterns...? There isn't a more chewed out subject in all of programming. But there's a good reason for that too... I'm just wondering what makes Roberts article so much better than all other articles on design patterns that did not make article of the month. And why did his structural patterns article not even enter the competition if they are so popular? For the record, I am not accusing Robert of cheating, he's written some great articles. I just don't think design patterns should win any competition anymore :)
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I think users thinks that long articles have to be the best. If you write a long article, no matter what it is about, you can win... I really want to know that, what do we have to consider while we are voting an article? Written codes/program or content of the article? I think the work (written codes/program) is more important than the article content. The article is only a method to publish the work. But I can see that users don't care about the work, they care only about the article content or maybe the length...
You are probably right and wrong at the same time... An article is no more than a piece of html data. To get vote this piece of data has to impress the reader. To impress you have different strategies: Be very technical (will impress only those who understand) Be funny (probably same as above ;-) ) Provide lengthy explanations Make analogies Provide drawings, screenshots etc... If you mix everything you'll probably get a lot of votes with whatever subject.
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Who then, if not the winner, do you think cheats...?
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}I think you have to be careful in case you are seen to be throwing unfounded accusations around. When the competitions end, the CP team check the winning entries to ensure the voting isn't suspicious. They have pulled winning entries before just because of it.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
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I'm afraid you are quite right. But design patterns...? There isn't a more chewed out subject in all of programming. But there's a good reason for that too... I'm just wondering what makes Roberts article so much better than all other articles on design patterns that did not make article of the month. And why did his structural patterns article not even enter the competition if they are so popular? For the record, I am not accusing Robert of cheating, he's written some great articles. I just don't think design patterns should win any competition anymore :)
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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I think users thinks that long articles have to be the best. If you write a long article, no matter what it is about, you can win... I really want to know that, what do we have to consider while we are voting an article? Written codes/program or content of the article? I think the work (written codes/program) is more important than the article content. The article is only a method to publish the work. But I can see that users don't care about the work, they care only about the article content or maybe the length...
I have simple criteria for voting. Did I learn something?
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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I think you have to be careful in case you are seen to be throwing unfounded accusations around. When the competitions end, the CP team check the winning entries to ensure the voting isn't suspicious. They have pulled winning entries before just because of it.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
Yeah, I figured. I'm not accusing Robert of anything, but if someone is cheating (as the OP suggested) then I guess the cheater would be the winner. And let's be honest, Robert is winning each category with ease with what seems like a simple and chewed out topic (design patterns). If anything is suspicious that would be it. Robert wrote some great articles and I don't doubt his knowledge and skill, I even voted for him in the past. Just not this time. And I'm not even saying his article is not good, because it is. It's just not winners material in my opinion :)
It's an OO world.
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public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
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Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
He shouldn't be disqualified. In fact, I think his second article on design patterns should have entered the competition as well. Obviously this is what the public wants to read. It's frustrating for the people who wrote great and original articles no one ever wrote about though. I can imagine design patterns wasn't that hard for Robert to write about, but the VS plugin was a pretty though challenge for the number two.
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
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Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
Far be it for me to have an opinion or to come in here and clarify a bit of English for you, as you are a Pom. But I think you'll find Naerling is not saying that Design Pattern articles are not allowed to win or even be in the competition. He is saying that since the topic, is so old and has been flogged so thoroughly hard, that the dead horse has up and moved away in embarassment of still being noticed. Due to this and the fact every man and his dog has done and re-done Design Patterns, that there is no way in the world a whole bunch of people have just turned up and looked through the available articles and voted in such an overwhelmingly fashion so heavily in this Robert's favour. Now, I'm not programming and haven't even gone over to look at the articles or know who this Robert is, but the feeling from this thread is, he has a lot of relatives who frequent this site voting him through to the winners circle all the time. Or he is cheating by some how getting the votes in, through bogus account maybe.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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I have simple criteria for voting. Did I learn something?
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Did I learn something?
I don't think you have Pete.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
Far be it for me to have an opinion or to come in here and clarify a bit of English for you, as you are a Pom. But I think you'll find Naerling is not saying that Design Pattern articles are not allowed to win or even be in the competition. He is saying that since the topic, is so old and has been flogged so thoroughly hard, that the dead horse has up and moved away in embarassment of still being noticed. Due to this and the fact every man and his dog has done and re-done Design Patterns, that there is no way in the world a whole bunch of people have just turned up and looked through the available articles and voted in such an overwhelmingly fashion so heavily in this Robert's favour. Now, I'm not programming and haven't even gone over to look at the articles or know who this Robert is, but the feeling from this thread is, he has a lot of relatives who frequent this site voting him through to the winners circle all the time. Or he is cheating by some how getting the votes in, through bogus account maybe.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Or people think it's a good and easy to follow explanation of patterns. It's true that there are many articles on patterns, but most of them are crap. Seeing a well written one is unusual.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Did I learn something?
I don't think you have Pete.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
I learned you were a foul mouthed Ocker. ;P
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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I learned you were a foul mouthed Ocker. ;P
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
I learned you were a foul mouthed Ocker. ;-P
Wrong. There's no such beast.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
I learned you were a foul mouthed Ocker. ;-P
Wrong. There's no such beast.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Don't be so modest Mick.
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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I have simple criteria for voting. Did I learn something?
*pre-emptive celebratory nipple tassle jiggle* - Sean Ewington
"Mind bleach! Send me mind bleach!" - Nagy Vilmos
CodeStash - Online Snippet Management | My blog | MoXAML PowerToys | Mole 2010 - debugging made easier
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Pete O'Hanlon wrote:
Why should they be disqualified? If an article meets the entry criteria, it should not be excluded just because of the topic. There's nothing forcing you to vote for it.
Far be it for me to have an opinion or to come in here and clarify a bit of English for you, as you are a Pom. But I think you'll find Naerling is not saying that Design Pattern articles are not allowed to win or even be in the competition. He is saying that since the topic, is so old and has been flogged so thoroughly hard, that the dead horse has up and moved away in embarassment of still being noticed. Due to this and the fact every man and his dog has done and re-done Design Patterns, that there is no way in the world a whole bunch of people have just turned up and looked through the available articles and voted in such an overwhelmingly fashion so heavily in this Robert's favour. Now, I'm not programming and haven't even gone over to look at the articles or know who this Robert is, but the feeling from this thread is, he has a lot of relatives who frequent this site voting him through to the winners circle all the time. Or he is cheating by some how getting the votes in, through bogus account maybe.
Michael Martin Australia "I controlled my laughter and simple said "No,I am very busy,so I can't write any code for you". The moment they heard this all the smiling face turned into a sad looking face and one of them farted. So I had to leave the place as soon as possible." - Mr.Prakash One Fine Saturday. 24/04/2004
Michael Martin wrote:
He is saying that since the topic, is so old and has been flogged so thoroughly hard, that the dead horse has up and moved away in embarassment of still being noticed.
Very well said! :laugh:
It's an OO world.
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public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
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I'm afraid you are quite right. But design patterns...? There isn't a more chewed out subject in all of programming. But there's a good reason for that too... I'm just wondering what makes Roberts article so much better than all other articles on design patterns that did not make article of the month. And why did his structural patterns article not even enter the competition if they are so popular? For the record, I am not accusing Robert of cheating, he's written some great articles. I just don't think design patterns should win any competition anymore :)
It's an OO world.
public class Naerling : Lazy<Person>{
public void DoWork(){ throw new NotImplementedException(); }
}I must say that I know a lot of programmers (with years of experience) that don't know design patterns... they know the name, and that's all. So, if those people are trying to find design pattern tutorials, if new programmers are finding design pattern tutorials... well, those may gain the votes. Also why the second article did not enter the competition? Well, each month is different. It maybe did not stay in the first page enough time to receive the first votes to stay there. Maybe the design patterns presented are not so interesting (personally I think that was the case), maybe there were simple many good articles on the same month (I get impressed on how some months don't have good articles and then many good articles appear almost at the same time).
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You are probably right and wrong at the same time... An article is no more than a piece of html data. To get vote this piece of data has to impress the reader. To impress you have different strategies: Be very technical (will impress only those who understand) Be funny (probably same as above ;-) ) Provide lengthy explanations Make analogies Provide drawings, screenshots etc... If you mix everything you'll probably get a lot of votes with whatever subject.
I think that the results should not be shown until the end of the voting, Because so many people just give the vote at the top of the result table.
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar” Nuri Demirağ, 1954
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I think that the results should not be shown until the end of the voting, Because so many people just give the vote at the top of the result table.
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar” Nuri Demirağ, 1954
I agree with you!
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I agree with you!
I think this should be done. Let's open the discussion of this topic at that time. :confused:
“Milletler birleşince refaha, ayrılınca da fakru zarurete düçar olurlar” Nuri Demirağ, 1954
