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At the top of each forum there is a search box with a drop down choice for either "articles" or "author". Would it be possible to extend this by adding the article categories there ie ( "MFC/C++", "Web Development"... ). The would make it easier for users to find a more suitable article and reduce your servers bandwidth.
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WalderMort wrote: Would it be possible to extend this by adding the article categories there ie ( "MFC/C++", "Web Development"... ).
To the right of the 'GO!' button is 'Advanced Search' with the options you seek. 
I'd love to help, but unfortunatley I have prior commitments monitoring the length of my grass. :Andrew Bleakley:
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The advanced search is not what I am suggesting. Sure if I want to find an article catered to what I am looking for, the the advanced search is great, but it still involves opening a new page before being able to search.
I am suggesting adding the article topics, or more precisly the type of code. For example, type "hashing algorithm" inot the search, you will confronted with VB, C++ and C# code, among others. Lets hazard a guess at the average page size on CP at 300k. As it stands now 300k to open 'advanced search' plus 300k to get a page full of data; 200k wasted by not using advanced leaving you with 100k, multiply that by 3.
Either way between 300 and 600k is being wasted on every search. Not such a big deal for users, but you multiply that by the number of searches each day. Thats how much bandwidth the server is wasting.
It would also be nice to search the forums from the same. If I'm reading an article see something I'm not sure about, I like to search the forums for a possible answer. As it stands, a forum needs to opened before having access to the "search forums" link. Again, wasted bandwidth.
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I just noticed this when I clicked reply to the first post in a thread.
The blue section you use to quote from said the original post was name "Re: End of PC".
I'm not sure If this is actually a bug... maybe it is a feature!
Brad
Australian
I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
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It would be nice if after an article gets updated, then the user can go back in there and rate it again. I wouldn't reset it just so that the previous ratings can still apply if the reader doesn't change it.
Also, it would be nice to have a best-softwares of CP page were those are based on CP users ratings. I'm not talking about articles, just the software itself.
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When you have the view type for any of the forums set to "preview" then there is a probolem with anything that is quoted. quoted items seem to be displayed, even if the post they belong to is closed.
I know this would not be on the top of the list of priorities, but just in case you missed it i thought i would mention it.
Brad
Australian
I assume Microsoft would not use doors, because using Windows is faster.
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Should be fixed now
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris - after reading (yet another) C++ question where there were loads of lines like
#include
I had the following thought - why not make the default quoting just escape all < and > inside <code%gt; tags, rather than treating them as tags? It would help the people who don't have a clue (so don't realise that tagification will happen), and if you had an option that would still tagify inside <code>, that would suit the rest of us, who do have a clue (I hope I'm not being presumptious by including myself in that group).
Hmmm - on second thoughts, that might not work so well - I looked back at the question that prompted this, and the guy didn't put his code in <code> tags anyway. Scratch that suggestion.
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That is an excellent suggestion, just extend it to disable HTML by default. Have it so the user has to select the HTML option rather then disable it.
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Hi,
I've been reading your web site since 2004. You are so important to share some information for developer.
Why don't you create a section about SAP and ABAP language?
There are a lot of developer on SAP.
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Because CP is an MS centric site, and niether of those technologies are from MS.
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Rules of thumb should not be taken for the whole hand.
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They are not MS centric language or platform, but they interoperate with MS technologies such as .NET. I think that this site could be the best for programmer, if it publish about various language whether or not they are MS centric.
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Ümit BOSTANCI wrote: I think that this site could be the best for programmer, if it publish about various language whether or not they are MS centric.
We tried that at the beginning and all it resulted in was a mess. We're concentrating on Microsoft technologies not because we don't like other technologies but because we want to be focussed.
cheers,
Chris Maunder
CodeProject.com : C++ MVP
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Chris Maunder wrote: focussed
Well, i guess you can't be focussed without being cussed... 
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Ümit BOSTANCI wrote: Why don't you create a section about SAP and ABAP language?
If there was a demand for this kind of thing, then we'd see more posts about it in the General Discussions forum as well as articles on the subject.
The best thing to do is to write articles on the subject and submit them. If enough people submit good SAP and ABAP articles, then I'm sure a new section would be created.
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Would it be possible to insert in the body of each message of a thread when it is moved from one forum to another a little note that the message was originally posted in a different forum. e.g. "{Admin message: This was posted while the thread was in the XXX forum}"
I have noticed that some people don't notice and then get upset by a message and vote it down - which is unfair on the poster, because it was posted in a different context.
A case in point: http://www.codeproject.com/script/comments/forums.asp?msg=1792227&forumid=1642#xx1792227xx[^]
The start of the above post makes no sense in the "General Discussions" forum, but it did while it was in the "Suggestions" forum. The remainder of the post was helpful advice (which the OP found useful - see following message)
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The more and more I work with SQL and databases, and the more developers I talk to (and the more I visit http://thedailywtf.com[^] :P), the more I notice a general lack of RDBMS fundamentals.
I have seen some pretty gnarly SQL code and database design come from some otherwise talented and experienced developers. To that end, I would like to recommend a article section specifically for non-code database articles. For example, introductions to basic SQL syntax, how to code SQL queries, stored procedures, when to and not to index, basic table design, how joins work, subqueries, views, triggers, etc. There are some SQL-specific articles that already exist on the site that can be moved there.
I think that this would be a benefit for any developer that ever needs to write raw/ad-hoc SQL queries, stored procedures, or has to design a small schema, to make sure they have a better understanding of what is going on behind the scenes and are aware of any best practices that may apply.
It would also raise the possibility of discussion (a new Database/RDBMS/SQL message board, perhaps?) regarding alternate/better approaches to certain problems. For example, given a certain scenario, it is better to build a dynamic query using multiple values in an IN, or populate a temporary table and query against it?
While having a DB message board might increase the risk of a non-developer audience, I think we could manage it.
Thoughts?
Peace!
-=- James
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James R. Twine wrote: Thoughts?
We already have a SQL Forum on this site and I think it is pretty sufficient 
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Again, this would be for non-code/coding related issues. There are people out there that might know how to do logical DB design but not ADO/ADO.Net. Having a separate area allows easier searching for "create index" and not getting results that involve questions like Can I create an index through ADO?
And the SQL Message Board only covers the message board part of my suggestion, not the article section part.
Peace!
-=- James
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James R. Twine wrote: this would be for non-code/coding related issues
I see your point, and I have fiddled with the idea of writing a basic article on database normalization. Something pretty basic, but not overly advanced to overwhelm someone trying to figure out the normalization process. Hmmm, maybe I ought to get writing it 
If you try to write that in English, I might be able to understand more than a fraction of it. - Guffa
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James R. Twine wrote: While having a DB message board might increase the risk of a non-developer audience
So developers don't code in SQL?
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Deja View - the feeling that you've seen this post before.
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Meaning, DBAs as opposed to software developers.
Peace!
-=- James
If you think it costs a lot to do it right, just wait until you find out how much it costs to do it wrong!
Avoid driving a vehicle taller than you and remember that Professional Driver on Closed Course does not mean your Dumb Ass on a Public Road!
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James R. Twine wrote: If you think it costs a lot to do it right, just wait until you find out how much it costs to do it wrong!
I wish I could tell some clients that! 
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