This setup works well in Flash; Flashcoders handles component & ActionScript coding issues where as Flashnewbie handles anything not advanced. There are a bunch of smart people on Flashnewbie, and everyone pitches in to help.
What Flexcoders, though, really needs is a clear division between tasks, not just skillset. For exmaple, Flex Enterprise Services are what most of the Enterprise customers on this list will care about, whereas those Flashers who finally see the f'ing light, will just be asking MXML & component questions. Flashcom for example was setup so Flash Communication Server questions weren't asked on Flashcoders, or Flashnewbie. This works well as each has a nice community going on. If it were up to me, I'd say: Flexcoders = stays as is Flexserver = deals with enterprise services Most of the Flash devs incoming will get up to speed pretty quickly, and there are already plenty of experienced Flex devs on Flashcoders. Besides, we're at version 1.5, not 8 like the Flash community is. The influx of n00bs to this list is what makes it fun in my opinion. ----- Original Message ----- From: "Greg Johnson" <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> To: <[email protected]> Sent: Tuesday, October 18, 2005 3:58 PM Subject: [flexcoders] Re: Dividing the mailing list into categories Hehehe *raises hand as Flex Newbie* But I have been using Flash and Actionscript for 5+ years and have been coding CF since it's first Beta release. Plus I have a Degree in Business Computer Programing where I was fully educated in OOP with C++. I understand what you are saying, and there is a valid logic to it. There is a flaw to it as well. Its kinda like those party lines you call to "meet a hot babe" and all that you find is a bunch of guys. If you put all the n00bs like me in one room, and the experts in another, it will just be people who don't have any answers asking questions of people who don't have any answers. rofl Don't take any of my most recent posts wrong, I agree that Flex is great. We have an entire project, grant, and I have an offer for me to go to full time state emp specificaly because of Flex2. Its just frusterating as it seems most of the syntax etc I learned with Flex 1.5 is just causing errors now. I would have grave doubts that creating an all n00b area would benifit the n00bs, though I am sure it would benifit the pros :) Just my 2000 cents :D Greg --- In [email protected], Manuel Saint-Victor <[EMAIL PROTECTED]> wrote: > > I've brought this up before and I'm going to go out on a limb again and > suggest that we maybe create a Flex 2 noobs mailing list. I say this because > I think that in the coming weeks there is going to be a deluge of members to > here that a)are brand spanking new to Flex and even Flash b) Haven't really > read the posting etiquette or become familiar with searching previous posts > c)are just dabbling etc. > > I think it will make it a lot more readable and usable a list if those who > are at least working with 1.5 for production level projects that will > continue can be spared our posts of "Hello help I'm oblivious". Last time I > mentioned this it was more motivated by the sense that newbies needed a > place to ask for help and then be directed to the docs or a Google search > while the more knowledgeable guys can have a more productive environment. > Before I believe that as pointed out to me -Flex's developer population was > not yet at critical mass for this kind of partitioning. I have the feeling > that this week will change that. > Either way I think that this Flex 2 is the best thing since indoor plumbing. > The workflow is fluid, the docs are light and informative and I very well > might need a relationship counselor in the next few weeks or someone to keep > my fiancee at whatever venue so that we don't have to break up while I stay > glued to this computer. > > Thanks MM for an amazing product- even in its alpha state. > > Mani > -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links ------------------------ Yahoo! Groups Sponsor --------------------~--> Fair play? Video games influencing politics. Click and talk back! http://us.click.yahoo.com/T8sf5C/tzNLAA/TtwFAA/nhFolB/TM --------------------------------------------------------------------~-> -- Flexcoders Mailing List FAQ: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/files/flexcodersFAQ.txt Search Archives: http://www.mail-archive.com/flexcoders%40yahoogroups.com Yahoo! Groups Links <*> To visit your group on the web, go to: http://groups.yahoo.com/group/flexcoders/ <*> To unsubscribe from this group, send an email to: [EMAIL PROTECTED] <*> Your use of Yahoo! Groups is subject to: http://docs.yahoo.com/info/terms/
