Bugs and Suggestions

Chris Maunder11-Mar-10 12:29

11-Mar-10 12:29

Unfortunately I didn't even get to watch the game. The entire country seemed to hold its collective breath though. It was great being here when it happened though. LOTS of happy the next day!

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

DaveyM6911-Mar-10 9:00

11-Mar-10 9:00

Something like this would be very cool - can you imagine some of the projects that might appear as a hybrid of the coding skills of some of our notable members? Awesome!

Dave

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0x3c011-Mar-10 10:12

0x3c0

11-Mar-10 10:12

To be honest, the bare minimum would be the ability to upload and annotate code. There are a few more suggestions and ideas which I have though:

Integrating it with the article system, so that all that the author of an article with a corresponding project would have to do to upload the new source, is upload it and have the changes cascaded through to the article (i.e. download links automatically updated.)
A proper diff system, so that things are easier to compare. Something which is more like the Wiki style, with line breaks.
The ability to buy extra space. I assume that if everybody decided to create a repository, space would fill up quite quickly, so you'd have to set a reasonable limit. Offering extra space to people who need it might alleviate some of the space concern.
Similar projects list. If somebody's looking at a text editor project, they might want to look at others.
Project and source file rating. If a particular code file is put together very elegantly, I'd like to be able to tell them that. By averaging the scores for the code files in a particular directory, it'd be possible to provide a general rating for that directory.
Sub-projects. The major problem with having only one repository is that if there are other repositories which use the code inside that initial repository, there would be no standardised way of telling the user that.
Project takeover. Every 6 months or so, send out an email to the person in charge of the project, asking them to verify that they're still active; after there hasn't been any reply for a while, put the project onto a list which somebody can take over, keeping it active.
Cross-referencing, both of source code and of articles. A pre element could be able to link to a part of a file in an article's attached repository, so that the article always has the most up to date code. Likewise, a file could link to an article which covers the theory in more detail
Per-file permissions. It'd be an interesting way of assigning responsibilities in the repository, and would let contributors submit patch files (which would be another good addition)

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Paul Brower11-Mar-10 12:11

Paul Brower

11-Mar-10 12:11

Good suggestions. Thanks for you insights, and I hope Mr. Maunder has this up and running soon.

Member Status is not updated according to points

#realJSOP12-Mar-10 9:04

#realJSOP

12-Mar-10 9:04

How would you handle contributed code?

Would the original author be required to validate/okay contributions?

The current project "lead" should be able to surrender his lead status and allow someone else to take the lead spot.

Should membership status somehow dictate who can be lead and who can't?

Should the article wizard have a new checkbox labeled "Make this a project"?

Should projects be worth more (or less) than articles in terms of reputation points?

Should project leads be awarded more points for being the lead?

Should contributors receive points for contributing?

Should the project lead be able to determine the value of a contribution (1-5), and the site award points accordingly? This would prevent someone from merely making a spelling corrcection from earning as many points as someone that fixes a bug or adds a feature.

Should contributers be limited to silver or higher? (maybe according to the combined/averaged "authority", "author", and "organizer" reputation scores)

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Sumit Garg From Chandigarh10-Mar-10 22:46

Sumit Garg From Chandigarh

10-Mar-10 22:46

My member status is still "none", even when i have got 60 points in authority.

According the link: http://www.codeproject.com/script/Membership/Reputation.aspx[^]

is it not supposed to be updated automatically?

Regards,
Sumit

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Tom Deketelaere10-Mar-10 23:53

Tom Deketelaere

10-Mar-10 23:53

If I'm not mistaken that status display is still calculated with the old system.

I'm sure it will be changed to the new system soon enough Smile | :)

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Sumit Garg From Chandigarh11-Mar-10 0:38

Sumit Garg From Chandigarh

11-Mar-10 0:38

What was the old system?

If you have details. please provide that to me.

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Tom Deketelaere11-Mar-10 0:42

Tom Deketelaere

11-Mar-10 0:42

don't remember the exact numbers but your message count isn't enough to get to silver under the old system. Hence the 'none' status.

Don't worry to much about it the CP team will get it updated soon enough.

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Rajesh R Subramanian11-Mar-10 1:37

Rajesh R Subramanian

11-Mar-10 1:37

If I remember it right, these things are calculated once every week.

“Follow your bliss.” – Joseph Campbell

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Chris Maunder11-Mar-10 3:27

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

11-Mar-10 3:27

We're in the process of moving over to the new reputation system fully. If all goes to plan you'll see your updated status today.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Luc Pattyn12-Mar-10 12:42

Luc Pattyn

12-Mar-10 12:42

so it is this today, not yesterday's; minor slip of plan Laugh | :laugh:

suggestions:

1. apply background colors to color names in the FAQ's table explaining the statuses.
2. make that table a lot smaller and more readable, by using a simple matrix:
   rows: author, authority, ...
   columns: bronze, silver, gold, platinum (with background color)
   cell content: points needed
3. put actual numbers under the (colored) statuses on the Who's Who page.
4. support sorting on each of the rep numbers (author, ..., total) on the Who's Who page.

PS: oh no, all rep gone again...

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Re: Member Status is not updated according to points

Luc Pattyn13-Mar-10 11:06

Luc Pattyn

13-Mar-10 11:06

Thanks for rep numbers on personal page. Much better.

Two minor suggestions:
- you could still fit all seven of them on one line
- I would prefer alphabetical order here too (Debator is off, as it was for a while in the rep graph legend)

Smile | :)

Luc Pattyn [Forum Guidelines] [Why QA sucks] [My Articles]

I only read code that is properly formatted, adding PRE tags is the easiest way to obtain that.

Layout Issue

Rod Kemp10-Mar-10 19:25

Rod Kemp

10-Mar-10 19:25

Seems to be an issue with the layout in the ASP.Net forum for this question;
http://www.codeproject.com/Messages/3398567/Home-screen-design-for-a-website.aspx[^]

Re: Layout Issue

Chris Maunder11-Mar-10 3:28

11-Mar-10 3:28

Fixed. Thanks

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Typo in CP Member FAQs

DaveyM6910-Mar-10 14:23

10-Mar-10 14:23

Not 'Platinum' (yet) so I can't edit Frown | :(

Section 15: ... or bpoth e-mail addresses ...

Sean Ewington11-Mar-10 2:22

Sean Ewington

11-Mar-10 2:22

Good catch Dave.

What do you think of the FAQs?

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

DaveyM6911-Mar-10 8:55

11-Mar-10 8:55

I haven't read them in depth - just a speed read so far but you seem to have covered all bases.

I'll be sad to see the closure of the programming forums as I find them easier to navigate than QAs and I enjoy the discussions that evolve around the question's subject or implementation of a suggested solution which doesn't seem to happen in QAs. I'm sure I'll get used to it though - it certainly looks prettier and more modern!

OT - any idea when the MVP certificates are being sent out? There's a blank space on my wall waiting to proudly receive it Wink | ;)

Dan Neely11-Mar-10 9:10

Dan Neely

11-Mar-10 9:10

Sean Ewington wrote:
What do you think of the FAQs?

If there're FAQs other than the message board FAQ I think they're very well hidden. D'Oh! | :doh:

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2x12=24
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DaveyM6911-Mar-10 9:35

11-Mar-10 9:35

Here[^] is one, the other's are linked at the bottom.

Get your point though - I found them in the Latest Articles list yesterday and just assumed they are posted somewhere prominent.

Chris Maunder11-Mar-10 12:20

11-Mar-10 12:20

Sean only got them up in the last day or so. We're still filling in the blanks and will then have them linked in prominant places.

cheers,
Chris Maunder

The Code Project | Co-founder
Microsoft C++ MVP

Sean Ewington11-Mar-10 7:27

Sean Ewington

11-Mar-10 7:27

Also, you can edit it now.

We opened it up to Silver members

Thanks,
Sean Ewington
The Code Project

DaveyM6911-Mar-10 9:03