CP Columns or "opinions"
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The discussion boards, Lounge in particular, are a great place for expressing* your opinion. The articles are a great way of teaching both yourself and others as well as showing a bit of real coding skill**. But IMHO there is a gap which "talented" coders cum writers could fill on CP. That is the gap of a regular (weekly, monthly etc.), official column or two. I spend far too much time on CP but I find I must go elsewhere to read about future trends and the general opinion of the industry. Places like ZDNet, CNet, PCMag etc. I am not talking about another slashdot look alike here at all, but something with a "real" writer expressing their opinions on the industry in a regular manner. Something a bit like the I Cringely (though less "damn the rest of the world" and less personalised, that guy is going to be assasinated one day!) So what do you think? And to answer the first response to this post: I would gladly do it but seeing as I am hardly a C++ lover a regular column by me would probably bore the hell out of you. I would focus on the web, the future of computing etc. * I say "expressing" with a modicum of irony. Express tends to mean there has been some careful, rational thought behind what you say... ;) ** I knew there was a reason I have only written one article, and that not highly hardcore at all :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
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The discussion boards, Lounge in particular, are a great place for expressing* your opinion. The articles are a great way of teaching both yourself and others as well as showing a bit of real coding skill**. But IMHO there is a gap which "talented" coders cum writers could fill on CP. That is the gap of a regular (weekly, monthly etc.), official column or two. I spend far too much time on CP but I find I must go elsewhere to read about future trends and the general opinion of the industry. Places like ZDNet, CNet, PCMag etc. I am not talking about another slashdot look alike here at all, but something with a "real" writer expressing their opinions on the industry in a regular manner. Something a bit like the I Cringely (though less "damn the rest of the world" and less personalised, that guy is going to be assasinated one day!) So what do you think? And to answer the first response to this post: I would gladly do it but seeing as I am hardly a C++ lover a regular column by me would probably bore the hell out of you. I would focus on the web, the future of computing etc. * I say "expressing" with a modicum of irony. Express tends to mean there has been some careful, rational thought behind what you say... ;) ** I knew there was a reason I have only written one article, and that not highly hardcore at all :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
You mean something like:- Mike's Shell Corner weekly or Christian's GDI+ tips [bi-weekly] or Colin's tips to market your software [half-hourly] Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut
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The discussion boards, Lounge in particular, are a great place for expressing* your opinion. The articles are a great way of teaching both yourself and others as well as showing a bit of real coding skill**. But IMHO there is a gap which "talented" coders cum writers could fill on CP. That is the gap of a regular (weekly, monthly etc.), official column or two. I spend far too much time on CP but I find I must go elsewhere to read about future trends and the general opinion of the industry. Places like ZDNet, CNet, PCMag etc. I am not talking about another slashdot look alike here at all, but something with a "real" writer expressing their opinions on the industry in a regular manner. Something a bit like the I Cringely (though less "damn the rest of the world" and less personalised, that guy is going to be assasinated one day!) So what do you think? And to answer the first response to this post: I would gladly do it but seeing as I am hardly a C++ lover a regular column by me would probably bore the hell out of you. I would focus on the web, the future of computing etc. * I say "expressing" with a modicum of irony. Express tends to mean there has been some careful, rational thought behind what you say... ;) ** I knew there was a reason I have only written one article, and that not highly hardcore at all :) regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge
I've got some ideas on something similar. Stay tuned cheers, Chris Maunder
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You mean something like:- Mike's Shell Corner weekly or Christian's GDI+ tips [bi-weekly] or Colin's tips to market your software [half-hourly] Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut
Yeah kinda like that Nish. Though I don't want them to become a "Colin writes a column for CP so he is better than the rest" advert. Not sure how we could prevent that without having everyone write a column, but there must be a way. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
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Yeah kinda like that Nish. Though I don't want them to become a "Colin writes a column for CP so he is better than the rest" advert. Not sure how we could prevent that without having everyone write a column, but there must be a way. regards, Paul Watson Bluegrass Cape Town, South Africa "The greatest thing you will ever learn is to love, and be loved in return" - Moulin Rouge Martin Marvinski wrote: Unfortunatly Deep Throat isn't my cup of tea Do you Sonork? I do! 100.9903 Stormfront
I dont think anyone would mind if Mike or Christian started writing regular colomns. I mean they are accepted as experts in their fields, arent they? Nish Sonork ID 100.9786 voidmain www.busterboy.org If you don't find me on CP, I'll be at Bob's HungOut