Difference between a blog and an article
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Hello, I wanted to understand the difference between a blog and an article. How to write a blog? what is an RSS feed? These terms are a little confusing. Thanks, - Rahul
If I am understanding the underlying purpose behind your questions, an article is an in-depth, exhaustive, educational piece. It is meant to teach a fellow developer while aimed at (not always, but frequently) the broadest possible variety of skill levels, starting from problem and working to solution in great detail, using code examples (which they explain in detail), and sharing their source code. Technical blog entries on CodeProject were created because there were a number of great developer blogs that were not getting enough exposure. We use their RSS feed to pull their entries onto the site. Typically a technical blog entry we allow on the site would have the same "spirit" as an article, it simply would not be required to have the same depth. Over time a number of editorial pieces have made their way onto CodeProject as well, provided they have a relevant teaching focus and are about a current technology. Creating your own developer blog to get a post published on CodeProject might be a little backwards. If your goal is publication on CodeProject I strongly recommend you read this: A Guide To Writing Articles For Code Project[^] And look over this submission from a first time author who did a terrific job: Avoiding InvokeRequired[^] Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
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If I am understanding the underlying purpose behind your questions, an article is an in-depth, exhaustive, educational piece. It is meant to teach a fellow developer while aimed at (not always, but frequently) the broadest possible variety of skill levels, starting from problem and working to solution in great detail, using code examples (which they explain in detail), and sharing their source code. Technical blog entries on CodeProject were created because there were a number of great developer blogs that were not getting enough exposure. We use their RSS feed to pull their entries onto the site. Typically a technical blog entry we allow on the site would have the same "spirit" as an article, it simply would not be required to have the same depth. Over time a number of editorial pieces have made their way onto CodeProject as well, provided they have a relevant teaching focus and are about a current technology. Creating your own developer blog to get a post published on CodeProject might be a little backwards. If your goal is publication on CodeProject I strongly recommend you read this: A Guide To Writing Articles For Code Project[^] And look over this submission from a first time author who did a terrific job: Avoiding InvokeRequired[^] Please let me know if you have further questions.
Thanks, Sean Ewington CodeProject
My Thanks Sean, First off all i thank you to take out time for me :) . Secondly yes now i understand whats a blog and an article(at least little bit). I can infer that article writing requires more effort than blog writing. However i have many articles left pending to be written. I am thinking to convert them to a blog( i just want to cut all the formatting stuff ). Because i feel that blog is a more casual way of expressing your knowledge. Thanks a ton, Rahul