Sorry my server crashed earlier today should be up late tomorrow. On Sat, Sep 6, 2008 at 10:43 AM, Allen Sligar <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote:
> Hello, > > I've been working on something similar to what you mentioned. I'm still > setting it up, but you are welcome to come by and check it out, in fact I > hope you will because I'd like a few more eyeballs to give me some input. > The point of the site is aggregate recources by community type (community, > portal, start up, blog, etc) as well as share code/techniques or have a jump > off point available for you to find what you need. I'm adding a wiki this > weekend as well. > > I didn't really want to announce it before it was more refined but getting > input "early and often" is always a good thing right? :) > > If you have a suggestion for a site that should be listed on droidpedia as > a resource, please let me know so I can add it. > > http://droidpedia.com/ > > Thanks all, I hope you enjoy it. > > Allen > [EMAIL PROTECTED] > > > > > On Fri, Sep 5, 2008 at 12:16 PM, code_android_festival_way < > [EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > >> >> Oh Mark this is definetly a great idea. During my work with the >> Android plattform it was sometimes a pain to find out several since. >> Often because of a lacking documentation and it would have been more >> easy if there had been a good community site. I also thought about >> building up such a site. On the one hand for collecting useful pieces >> of code (some collection of useful things from the groups here) and on >> the other hand for sharing intent actions like "openintents.org" is >> trying to do that and sharing custom widgets. >> I would prefer a wiki style for that since it is well arranged. >> >> On 4 Sep., 18:31, Mark Murphy <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: >> > Shane Isbell wrote: >> > > Or you could just open a site on sourceforge or google code to do >> this. >> > >> > If the goal is to merely have a directory of "externally written android >> > widgets", you are correct, one does not need Google for that. >> > >> > In fact, I've toyed with setting up a resource directory site for >> > Android developers, to cover links to components (e.g., widgets), links >> > to tutorials, links to discussion groups, etc. Perhaps set up as a wiki >> > or something, for simplified community contributions. Preferably ad >> > free. And so on. >> > >> > Most days, though, I'm utterly convinced nobody will ever find the site, >> > meaning setting it up would be a waste of my time. >> > >> > If somebody beats me to it, fantastic, and I'll be happy to contribute >> > links and descriptions. Otherwise, eventually, I'll have a day where I >> > have the time and am in a "oh, what the <bleep>" sorta mood, and will >> > start setting one up. >> > >> > If somebody can convince me that we as a community can set up a >> > compendium of Android developer resources that *will* be found by >> > newcomers, despite the assumption of not getting any links off of >> > official Android sites, then I'll be more likely to move more quickly. >> > >> > -- >> > Mark Murphy (a Commons Guy)http://commonsware.com >> > _The Busy Coder's Guide to Android Development_ Version 1.1 Published! >> >> >> >> > --~--~---------~--~----~------------~-------~--~----~ You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Android Discuss" group. To post to this group, send email to [email protected] To unsubscribe from this group, send email to [EMAIL PROTECTED] For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/android-discuss?hl=en -~----------~----~----~----~------~----~------~--~---
