Dear Count, I agree entirely. There happens to be a critical shortage of mid level Flash developers and anything that encourages people to take their flash coding to the next level is a good thing.
Flashcoder > Hear me out before freaking out. > > 1. Half of the posts in Coders are more or less Newbie posts anyhow. > > 2. There is just not a lot of traffic in Newbies. So, it's hard to > pick Coders brains and honestly, most Newbie questions can be answered > by a Coder in less than a minute. I post in Newbies, but answers can > take days. Seems like Jason Merrill is one of the few Coders dedicated > to helping out those less fortunate. > > 3. Making Newbies stronger benefits all. After a while, a typical > dedicated Newbie will be able to field a lot of the other Newbie > questions and the situation will level out. > > 4. But oh, the increased traffic! Please. I have a dedicated gmail > account for this list. It threads the posts together and has > practically unlimited storage and very good search. > > 5. Pound home the idea that Newbies need to title their posts as such > "No0b: How do I make a movie clip?" Coders don't have to do anything. > > 6. What's good for Flash developers is good for the Flash Platform. > Getting more Newbies to an intermediate level benefits the Flash > Platform as a whole with better apps, better people in jobs to lobby > for Flash, etc, etc. > > Ok, now you can freak out. > > -- > count_schemula > _______________________________________________ > Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com > To change your subscription options or search the archive: > http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders > > Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software > Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training > http://www.figleaf.com > http://training.figleaf.com > _______________________________________________ Flashcoders@chattyfig.figleaf.com To change your subscription options or search the archive: http://chattyfig.figleaf.com/mailman/listinfo/flashcoders Brought to you by Fig Leaf Software Premier Authorized Adobe Consulting and Training http://www.figleaf.com http://training.figleaf.com
