Chatroom
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Richard MacCutchan wrote:
Have you noticed the list at the left of your window?
He means IRC style chatting, not discussion forums.
Regards, Nish
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Exactly. A real-time informal discussion.
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I think a chatroom would add to the community feel of The Code Project. I think language related chatrooms would detract from the forums or Q&A boards. However, I think an open format chat room where programmers can chat about open topics and discuss various off topic subjects would really add to The Code Project.
I understand the criticism. But a real-time chat should be for informal discussion not Q&A or programming questions. It would give it a community feel where others can discuss open-topics but with like minded programmers. It should not be a place for Q&A. A forum is better suited for Q&A as it provides a recorded history. For some, the chat room is a new idea. For others the chat room was just a fad from the 80s-90s. Regardless, it might appeal to a certain crowd on The Code Project. Today stackoverflow.com just announced its new feature: a chat room. At present 8:30am EST "There are other rooms, with 107 users currently talking in 40 rooms." It seems fairly popular on other programming sites. It might be another option to provide users here. Regardless I really enjoy The Code Project. Just my 2c.
modified on Monday, October 25, 2010 8:44 AM
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I understand the criticism. But a real-time chat should be for informal discussion not Q&A or programming questions. It would give it a community feel where others can discuss open-topics but with like minded programmers. It should not be a place for Q&A. A forum is better suited for Q&A as it provides a recorded history. For some, the chat room is a new idea. For others the chat room was just a fad from the 80s-90s. Regardless, it might appeal to a certain crowd on The Code Project. Today stackoverflow.com just announced its new feature: a chat room. At present 8:30am EST "There are other rooms, with 107 users currently talking in 40 rooms." It seems fairly popular on other programming sites. It might be another option to provide users here. Regardless I really enjoy The Code Project. Just my 2c.
modified on Monday, October 25, 2010 8:44 AM
I'm trying to work out the difference between SO's chatrooms and typical discussion boards. I guess the main difference is there's no thread, just a firehose of comments. Interesting, but I (and I guess GMail) prefer threaded conversations.
cheers, Chris Maunder The Code Project | Co-founder Microsoft C++ MVP