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BotCar28-Apr-14 23:49

BotCar

28-Apr-14 23:49

What if they re-brand the product as Productivity Enhancer?

What is this talk of release? I do not release software. My software escapes leaving a bloody trail of designers and quality assurance people in its wake.

CPallini28-Apr-14 23:47

CPallini

28-Apr-14 23:47

Rage wrote:
Wow, that ruins the fun.

There is an evil trend here: all the beautiful questions are removed. D'Oh! | :doh:

Veni, vidi, vici.

OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 23:15

28-Apr-14 23:15

Wow! I never realized it was that easy!

You want to write that up as an article you know... Wink | ;)

Those who fail to learn history are doomed to repeat it. --- George Santayana (December 16, 1863 – September 26, 1952)
Those who fail to clear history are doomed to explain it. --- OriginalGriff (February 24, 1959 – ∞)

Shameel28-Apr-14 23:47

Shameel

28-Apr-14 23:47

I had a similar experience with a new colleague who happened to be a fresher.

I was showing him the WinForms based Database client I had developed that had a striking resemblance with SQL Server Management Studio but had much more features than SSMS. Back then SSMS did not have IntelliSense (autocomplete) and I had an extensive autocomplete features implemented. It could also access other databases like Oracle and MySQL.

I was dumbfounded when I heard him saying "That's pretty easy, you must have inherited it from SSMS".

Corporal Agarn29-Apr-14 0:52

Corporal Agarn

29-Apr-14 0:52

Tried the link and got:
Sorry, the item you requested could not be found.

Article ?

Rage28-Apr-14 22:29

Rage

28-Apr-14 22:29

I have been reviewing a lot of articles in the last weeks ( because I am allowed to now Blush | :O

), and ... this is quite disappointing. I see a lot of submissions that barely exceeds two pages, including screenshots Sniff | :^)

I am no author myself, so probably misplaced to criticize, but how can people post a two-pager and think they have done a good job ? Did they not read any other article on the site ?

I dropped a message to an author yesterday asking him to merge his articles in order to make a ... real article. Unsure | :~

Fortunately, there are also very good submissions (that keep me away from work, that is...) Smile | :)

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter28-Apr-14 22:36

Kornfeld Eliyahu Peter

28-Apr-14 22:36

Welcome!

Rage wrote:
so probably misplaced to criticize

I don't think so, there are a lot of things that you can say about an article without actually understanding it. Format, length (a bunch of pictures with two words around), plagiarism and spams. So don't give up - that helps a lot... Thumbs Up | :thumbsup:

Rage wrote:
Did they not read any other article on the site ?

Probably not!

I'm not questioning your powers of observation; I'm merely remarking upon the paradox of asking a masked man who he is. (V)

Richard MacCutchan28-Apr-14 22:39

Richard MacCutchan

28-Apr-14 22:39

Sadly this is becoming a commonplace. Too many submitters seem to think they have discovered something new, but don't bother to do a search to see if the subject has already been covered (by a decent author). They also fail to read the submission guidelines before publishing. Maybe they are looking for instant fame.

OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 22:47

28-Apr-14 22:47

There was one this morning that was all images, with a few words of text. Sigh | :sigh:

We get far too much of this: trivia, rubbish, and plagiarism.

I suspect that some people think "... and I have 5 published articles on CodeProject" will look good on their resume - ignoring that the first thing a prospective employer is going to do is look at the "articles", snort, and bin the CV even if it's otherwise a good fit... D'Oh! | :doh:

But...we do get some good ones, it's just the get hidden by the dross sometimes.

thatraja28-Apr-14 22:58

thatraja

28-Apr-14 22:58

Yep. When I see bunch of articles in moderation queue, only few are enough for article. Remainings're look like Tip/Tricks.

So many times, I dropped my suggestion(s) with Marc's article[^] to many new authors.

This is the reason why still my article count is 0

thatraja

Code converters | Education Needed | Improve Everything^New

Rage28-Apr-14 23:04

Rage

28-Apr-14 23:04

thatraja wrote:
This is the reason why still my article count is 0

Yep, this is the very same reason for me !

~RaGE();

I think words like 'destiny' are a way of trying to find order where none exists. - Christian Graus
Entropy isn't what it used to.

Marco Bertschi28-Apr-14 23:04

Marco Bertschi

28-Apr-14 23:04

Rage wrote:
Fortunately, there are also very good submissions (that keep me away from work, that is...)

They are rare, but there.

I sometimes get a feeling like everyone ones to become instantly famous by dropping a few words and then hope to get it published. Worse is only the blatant plagiarism and those who repeatedly try to submit the same trash Sigh | :sigh:

Over the time I wrote several articles over different topics, and made the experience that a tip consumes about half a day (up to a day) of time, while lots of my articles took me several weekends to write, mainly to get a red line through them in order to make them interesting to read - It requires not only technical knowledge, but also a bit of knowledge about the English language to get a reasonably good article out the door - Many submissions seem to lack one of either Unsure | :~

I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.

How to ask a question

OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 23:14

28-Apr-14 23:14

Marco Bertschi wrote:
Many submissions seem to lack ~~one of~~ either

FTFY!

Marco Bertschi28-Apr-14 23:16

Marco Bertschi

28-Apr-14 23:16

That was my nice German accent pushing through Laugh | :laugh:

I will never again mention that Dalek Dave was the poster of the One Millionth Lounge Post, nor that it was complete drivel.

How to ask a question

BobJanova28-Apr-14 23:06

BobJanova

28-Apr-14 23:06

I totally agree with the sentiment here. I don't moderate articles very much but I've seen some real dross. However, I'm not sure how you're defining 'page' but in terms of screenfuls or printed page equivalence a good two page article is very possible. I can't remember who I'm mangling a quote from but it's been said that it's easy to write a 30 page article and hard to write a 3 page one.

OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 23:17

28-Apr-14 23:17

I'd agree - it is possible to get a good two-page article, and it's certainly harder to write (and cover the material) than the thirty-page version would be.

But...It'd be a two page article without many huge pictures, and no double spaced code: which seems to be the fashion of the moment for "articles"... Laugh | :laugh:

CPallini28-Apr-14 23:49

CPallini

28-Apr-14 23:49

Rage wrote:
ut how can people post a two-pager and think they have done a good job ?

Indeed.

It should be shorter.

Veni, vidi, vici.

Nicolas Dorier30-Apr-14 1:39

Nicolas Dorier

30-Apr-14 1:39

The problem is that right know, there is too many cool thing to code... real coders don't have time to write article for now Big Grin | :-D

MQOTD

V.28-Apr-14 21:48

28-Apr-14 21:48

Movie Quote Of The Day

Last one 'till next week Monday...

I am honored and grateful that you have invited me to your home on the wedding day of your daughter. And may their first child be a masculine child.

Which movie?

V.

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OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 22:07

28-Apr-14 22:07

V. wrote:
Last one 'till next week Monday...

You show us no respect...

The film: Carry On Wedding Crashers in Paris

V.28-Apr-14 23:12

28-Apr-14 23:12

OriginalGriff wrote:
You show us no respect...

Probably because I'm not too worried to find a part of a certain noble creature in my bed when I wake up. Poke tongue | ;-P

V.

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OriginalGriff28-Apr-14 23:20

28-Apr-14 23:20

Now, that's a challenge...I like challenges...

I guess it's going to depend on exactly what body part you find...:EvilGrinSmiley:

V.29-Apr-14 0:24

29-Apr-14 0:24

I dare you, I double dare you ! Badger | [badger,badger,badger,badger...]

V.

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OriginalGriff29-Apr-14 0:37

29-Apr-14 0:37

Oi! Lucan!
Get Shergar in the stables, I'm gonna need a few bits'n'bobs off 'im... Sheep | [baah]