Oh my god. Please please please do not write those announcement non-posts. That ticks me off so much and it ruins a full day or two of blog reading because I can't deal with filtering out the 90% of the posts that are "Flex 4 details were released!!! ZOMGZ Gumbo!"
The approach I took when I started blogging was just to take unanswered questions on flexcoders and post an example solution. You've been really active on this list, so I bet you've got a good idea about what people have been asking. Go back through your inbox for flexcoders and find some of the custom component questions that haven't been really answered. That way you know there's at least someone out there who wants to read the post (even if only one guy). While I understand the previous message about wanting to see full app examples more than small code snippets, I would argue against that. Well, not against that per se, but I would say that the most important thing is to blog the stuff you find interesting. Your interest and enthusiasm is half of what makes a post good (the other half being a good topic obviously). So my only suggestion is don't let yourself get bogged down in making "complete examples" or "broader programming tutorials" if that's going to slow you down. Just blog the shit out of what you like doing. If you like debugging webservice calls then show me stuff very specific to that that's cool. If you like custom components then show me some cool custom components. If writing about the broader historical context and proper usage of that component isn't your thing, just post the component code. On the other hand, if that is your thing then do that (and still post the component code). Your job isn't to teach anyone programming, it's to show us cool shit. The only thing I'd suggest is start blogging with a focus on code samples and runnable examples. If you're showing a block of code for a custom component, I'm looking for a runnable swf embedded in the post (or at least a link to one) that shows what the code does. Doug On Wed, Jul 16, 2008 at 3:09 AM, Tom Chiverton <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > On Monday 14 Jul 2008, andrii_olefirenko wrote: >> posting to see if it's already widely known. I read many blogs and 90% >> of the bloggers just rediscovering a bicycle again. > > Also, don't just write an article that has a c+p of an announcement from Adobe > in. > For instance, when Flex 4 comes out, I don't want to read 200 articles all > saying nothing but 'Flex 4 is out'. > > -- > Tom Chiverton > > **************************************************** > > This email is sent for and on behalf of Halliwells LLP. > > Halliwells LLP is a limited liability partnership registered in England and > Wales under registered number OC307980 whose registered office address is at > Halliwells LLP, 3 Hardman Square, Spinningfields, Manchester, M3 3EB. A list > of members is available for inspection at the registered office. Any > reference to a partner in relation to Halliwells LLP means a member of > Halliwells LLP. Regulated by The Solicitors Regulation Authority. > > CONFIDENTIALITY > > This email is intended only for the use of the addressee named above and may > be confidential or legally privileged. If you are not the addressee you must > not read it and must not use any information contained in nor copy it nor > inform any person other than Halliwells LLP or the addressee of its existence > or contents. If you have received this email in error please delete it and > notify Halliwells LLP IT Department on 0870 365 2500. > > For more information about Halliwells LLP visit www.halliwells.com. > > ------------------------------------ > > -- > Flexcoders Mailing List > FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt > Search Archives: > http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.comYahoo! Groups Links > > > >
