From mboxrd@z Thu Jan 1 00:00:00 1970 X-Spam-Checker-Version: SpamAssassin 3.4.4 (2020-01-24) on polar.synack.me X-Spam-Level: X-Spam-Status: No, score=-1.9 required=5.0 tests=BAYES_00 autolearn=ham autolearn_force=no version=3.4.4 X-Google-Thread: 103376,d8a2ac5ffb7cadfd X-Google-Attributes: gid103376,public X-Google-Language: ENGLISH,ASCII-7-bit Path: g2news1.google.com!news3.google.com!news.glorb.com!cyclone1.gnilink.net!spamkiller2.gnilink.net!gnilink.net!trndny07.POSTED!da342007!not-for-mail From: "stephane richard" Newsgroups: comp.lang.ada References: <2004110323220875249%david@bottoncom> <97de285c.0411051551.1fd19ac5@posting.google.com> Subject: Re: AdaWorld and AdaPower X-Priority: 3 X-MSMail-Priority: Normal X-Newsreader: Microsoft Outlook Express 6.00.2900.2180 X-MimeOLE: Produced By Microsoft MimeOLE V6.00.2900.2180 X-RFC2646: Format=Flowed; Original Message-ID: Date: Sat, 06 Nov 2004 00:41:01 GMT NNTP-Posting-Host: 129.44.77.78 X-Complaints-To: abuse@verizon.net X-Trace: trndny07 1099701661 129.44.77.78 (Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:41:01 EST) NNTP-Posting-Date: Fri, 05 Nov 2004 19:41:01 EST Xref: g2news1.google.com comp.lang.ada:6013 Date: 2004-11-06T00:41:01+00:00 List-Id: "Tom" <8f27iw6z@canada.com> wrote in message > May I make a suggestion instead of just product announcements is there > any way to add reviews to the products. I thinking something like a > article that compares and contrasts the new product with existing > products. What would be also be helpful is if there were a way for > current users to add their opinions to the end of the article. I am > probably dreaming in technocolor but could the articles also include > the prices of the products. > *** That's a very interesting suggestion Tom. I can definitally see it happening too. As far as the prices, well I wouldn't mind showing them, but as long as visitors recognize that the prices shown are valid for that time / date the article was written :-). not sure I'd wanna run back throught the articles to update prices :-). > Along the same line is there a way to get an article written that > discusses all the major products in an product field. What I am > thinking is an article that compares the major strengths and > weaknesses for example of the ten most used Ada IDEs( including their > compilers). Something like what CNET does when it compares groups of > products. User feedback would also be useful here. > *** you mean comparison charts? Columnized data for quick comparison of features/capacities? That will require research, but I know I'd like that (even if it's not what you meant :-) but yeah I see your point of view. as in: "Hey I need something that does this or that, which one offers more/less/fastest etc etc." in a quickly readable format. > If you did both the reviews of all the products and major evalution it > would very helpful in showing the new comers how the products are > actually evaluated. Another benefit would be to make it easier to > find the lesser known but great products; because, they have a great > possibility of being mentioned by users who are giving their opinions > about the reviewed products. > *** I aim more than the newcomer. I want to go get the non newcomer too if it can be said that way :-). I want anyone that happens to come visit Ada World to say hey, what's this all about? and actually be able to answer that question. I think these two would definitaly help in answering these questions and although they would represent research, it's a small investment to make to mark up the quality of what they can find on Ada World, and I'm ready to comit myself to it. > Here I have a suggestion also how about articles by developers in the > field. For instance, I would find it very interesting to see what > programmers in the scientific and engineering arenas have to say about > products needed or desired for doing numerical programming. Why were > the particular IDEs and other programs used or desired. For also, I > would like to see the opinions of the readers of the articles > included. > *** This is not that hard to accomplish, today's most popular CMS systems already are setup with Articles and comments/reviews already in place.I do like the industry specific point of view approach idea. It's definitaly noted in big characters (bold, italic and underlined ;-) on my "to consider" list. If I have anything to say about it, it should be there...Wait a minute, it's my website. I do have something to say about it ;-) I hope hehe...but yeah seriously, I like the industry specific areas like that. Definitaly. Those are excellent suggestions and as I write this reply I can tell you that they are already thrown on the discussion table :-). Thank you and feel free to suggest more. That goes for everyone reading this too ;-). Stephane Richard "Ada World" webmaster http://www.adaworld.com