>But this brings up an important issue for David Fedor; maybe we need another
>mail list forum for novice Palm developers. This would reduce traffic here
>and minimize frequently asked questions. What does everyone think?
I've had the same thought, and was planning to get some developer opinions
as well.
I was thinking that it might be useful to let anyone lurk on the non-novice
list (read-only) because they'd benefit from the information...
The question that comes up is how to determine who can be on the non-novice
forum. (Could be called 'advanced', or 'expert', or whatever.) If it is
open to all, then I imagine the signal-to-noise ratio would worsen over
time, requiring another list in the future. Our brainstorming had thought
perhaps we'd set up an online Palm OS programming test, and if you passed,
it would let you on the list. (Question 1: where are the FAQs? Question 2:
have you read them? :-)
The drawback is that if nobody but novices are on the novice list, then
they might not get good answers and thus would stay novice!
Opinions are extremely welcome... if I don't get responses, I'll start
asking some of you personally :-)
-David Fedor
Palm Developer Support
