There are a lot of good points from all sides on this issue. Though I like C# I am not as enthusiastic about it compared to other languages and I am sure there are many who feel the same. Stackoverflow has its place and Skunkworks has its place. You cant hold lengthy discussions on stackoverflow (it will be moved to the WIki and you will get down voted. etc etc). Stackoverflow is meant for simple or complex questions with a definite answer. Mailling lists do what stackover flow cannot do.
IMHO I think what @Aki means by a new mailling list is not just about asking questions. A one off question is fine for Skunkworks but discussing a project from start to end with examples proof of concepts defences etc does not suite this mailling list. Thats coz this list is quite generalized. In fact if I am not wrong there is more OT stuff discussed here than non OT stuff. That why personally I am also on more targeted mailling lists where deeper coding issues can be discussed at length and thats the same reason I spend almost all my time online connected to IRC
Steve
From: "aki" <aki275@gmail.com>
To: "Skunkworks Mailing List" <skunkworks@lists.my.co.ke>
Sent: Wednesday, December 7, 2011 11:50:09 AM
Subject: Re: [Skunkworks] C# and ASP.NET group/list ( formal/informal? ) : Final call?
Hello @Okech,
I like the passion you have i.e you detest everything asp & c#. Trust me, the feeling is strongly mutual on free-code and the rest of reverse engineerings that have taken place. IMO, there are things a focus group must do as it grows: competition drives innovation. It is very difficult to maintain a posting on skunkslist which may offend others, yet the bottomline will spur that competitiveness. And we need it, if we are to start pushing for newer levels of doing things. It is really difficult to engage in discussion when there are so many factors involved and much easier when there is a common ground.
I'd love to post C# stuff here, and I did but the threads never went anywhere. :-)
Rgds.
On Wed, Dec 7, 2011 at 11:33 AM, Okechukwu
<okechukwu@gmail.com> wrote:
Just to dig in even though I detest everything asp & C#, maybe @Dennis
is very right, about discussing your stuff here as you have always
done (so u have a mailing list) and @Rad! goes ahead with his plan -
Jan 1st isnt far, just to cool things down especially seeing that you
will all be collaborating together :-)
../ok3ch
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