Quality of CodeProject Articles
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Hi over the last couple of months I've noticed the quality of the articles taking a nosedive (am I the only one) Some articles remain very good and useful (Xlistbox for example) others seem to have been posted simply for the posting points (mutexes anyone) or..well I don't know I'm not sure what the process is for moderation/editting of the articles but (IMHO) its not holding up, perhaps i'm wrong but thats the way i see it Thoughts anyone ? Bryce Bryce
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Hi over the last couple of months I've noticed the quality of the articles taking a nosedive (am I the only one) Some articles remain very good and useful (Xlistbox for example) others seem to have been posted simply for the posting points (mutexes anyone) or..well I don't know I'm not sure what the process is for moderation/editting of the articles but (IMHO) its not holding up, perhaps i'm wrong but thats the way i see it Thoughts anyone ? Bryce Bryce
I don't think I would say it exactly that way. I think the frequency of lesser quality articles is increasing but there are still many high quality articles being submitted. Personally, I think quantity is a very important thing with respect to programming articles. Seeing bad code examples can be very informative. ;) And the gems we see are very valuable. The last thing I would like to see is the volume of code submissions dropping. I say keep them coming !!! Don't get me wrong. I have a few articles that I intend to post and expect them to be poorly received but what the heck ? I still consider the topics to be useful and/or amusing and to me that has value.
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Hi over the last couple of months I've noticed the quality of the articles taking a nosedive (am I the only one) Some articles remain very good and useful (Xlistbox for example) others seem to have been posted simply for the posting points (mutexes anyone) or..well I don't know I'm not sure what the process is for moderation/editting of the articles but (IMHO) its not holding up, perhaps i'm wrong but thats the way i see it Thoughts anyone ? Bryce Bryce
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I don't think I would say it exactly that way. I think the frequency of lesser quality articles is increasing but there are still many high quality articles being submitted. Personally, I think quantity is a very important thing with respect to programming articles. Seeing bad code examples can be very informative. ;) And the gems we see are very valuable. The last thing I would like to see is the volume of code submissions dropping. I say keep them coming !!! Don't get me wrong. I have a few articles that I intend to post and expect them to be poorly received but what the heck ? I still consider the topics to be useful and/or amusing and to me that has value.
I think it's worth posting bad articles as well as good ones. 1) The good ones should achieve high review marks and be an indicator of good coding practise. This is shown on a publuc forum, so anyone new to programming can look at this code and learn 2) The bad ones should achieve low review marks and hopefully people will explain why your code is wrong. Again, any newbie (or oldbie?) looking at the code and comments will understand why the code is wrong., or if it's not clear, he can always ask questions. Of course, this relies on people constructively critisizing articles, explaining why they are bad examples rather than just saying it's crap and leaving it there. Paresh Solanki When I read about the evils of drinking, I gave up reading. Henny Youngman
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Hi over the last couple of months I've noticed the quality of the articles taking a nosedive (am I the only one) Some articles remain very good and useful (Xlistbox for example) others seem to have been posted simply for the posting points (mutexes anyone) or..well I don't know I'm not sure what the process is for moderation/editting of the articles but (IMHO) its not holding up, perhaps i'm wrong but thats the way i see it Thoughts anyone ? Bryce Bryce
Yes there has been some mixture. Mostly students who are trying. Let them, but when you rate it poor give an objective reason why. Then we all learn. The other side that I have noticed is the growning number of members who think any article is bad if it is not a production ready example to be used the first time it is posted. That is really unfair. The individual may have a very good idea and his enviroment limits how much it is exposed to. Give it improvment suggestions and see what happens. I love to point out Chris's Grid. It has been through many cycles with a large number of contributors fixing bugs etc. With this shared effort we now have avery good grid to share. It may not have happened if it was starting today. Good ideas are not adopted automatically. They must be driven into practice with courageous patients. -Admiral Rickover. ...
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Hi over the last couple of months I've noticed the quality of the articles taking a nosedive (am I the only one) Some articles remain very good and useful (Xlistbox for example) others seem to have been posted simply for the posting points (mutexes anyone) or..well I don't know I'm not sure what the process is for moderation/editting of the articles but (IMHO) its not holding up, perhaps i'm wrong but thats the way i see it Thoughts anyone ? Bryce Bryce
Hey Bryce, The volume of articles being posted is rising steadily, so the number of dud articles is also going to go up. This is why we have the ratings, the comments and the blue background for unedited articles. I'd rather allow people to post something - anything - than restrict contributions to only those that are perfect. I simply don't have the bandwidth to moderate 60 articles a week (though Andrew and Paul are helping). By allowing suboptimal articles to sit in the unedited section for a few weeks eventually the process of comments and refinement produce an article that is either useful or clearly destined for the scrap heap. Clearly the time has come to do a bit of a cleanup ;) cheers, Chris Maunder