Forum Restructuring

[rdivilbiss]

You left out ASP.

Also, Server Side, Client Side, HTML and CSS all have to work together to have a complete discussion re: Web Development.

Might be good to have a parent category.

A "Web Development " parent would also give an opportunity to discuss best practices and technology which isn't specific to one server side script, etc.

[rdivilbiss]

Also, Server Side, Client Side, HTML and CSS all have to work together to have a complete discussion re: Web Development.

....and SQL.

Why can't I edit or correct my own post?  :sad3:

[Huntress]

If you are willing to take it I'll create it.  Tell me where to put it and that's it.

BTW, you shouldn't have any problems editing your post.  You have the permission to do it.

[rdivilbiss]

If you are willing to take it I'll create it.  Tell me where to put it and that's it.

BTW, you shouldn't have any problems editing your post.  You have the permission to do it.

That's me, jack of all trades (except Flash - yeck  [-( )

I'll do Web Dev and ASP.

[IM]

Java + .NET ?

I'll take Java under my wing if no one objects  :wink:

And, eh, my .NET isn't too bad either ...  :coffee2:

[Huntress]

Rod, you've got ASP.  As far as Web Dev goes...pick an area, or should I just create an area for web dev?  Web Apps?  Under Serverside?

Rob...Java or javascript?  I haven't created Java yet because I wasn't sure how many Mentors I had that were well versed in programming languages besides Cd&.  But now that you mention it.... :D
And while you're thinking about it I'll create .NET and you can have it.

[COBOLdinosaur]

Rod,

We are just getting an idea of what we can support based on what people will take on.  How we end up organizing the categories will depend of who we have starting out and how they want to organize their forums.  

I expect that each category will have a general forum plus the more detail forums.  Web dev and it's children will have a strong team. So we will probably have a morgranualr stucture than O/S where we may not be as strong initially.

The net result is that we will have forums for the Mentors who are here; we will add additional forums when we have someone to support them, and we will spawn more children for forums that get loaded up.  What we are going to try and avoid are dead zones because we either do not have support; or there is no demand.

Today I can't tell you what the final line up will be on the 18th, but if you ask me on the 17th, I will probably be close to having it nailed down.  It is 100% Mentor driven.  We are prepared to set up forums for any Mentor willing to support it.  

Darkins that's beautiful.  I can do a little Java, but not enough to commit to a Java topic on my own.  :thumbup:   Plus .net is good.  I think we will have a few  in that forum.  Now we jus thave to get Rod to go learn Flash. :-s

[rdivilbiss]

As far as Web Dev goes...pick an area, or should I just create an area for web dev?

Just its own topic. It isn't logical to put it under another area.

[COBOLdinosaur]

Why don't we start it out this way:

A category of "Web Technologies"  With "Web Development General" a forum within it. Then we can conslidate it with a few others like Browser issues, Web Security, etc.  We might even end up with Web servers in there.

[Huntress]

Done.   :wink:

[Huntress]

Over the coming two weeks I'll be changing and moving topics as the need arises and Mentors start coming forward.  This is a work in progress people so nothing is set in stone.  Keep the ideas coming but I'd prefer you only suggest topics that you yourself can support.

[COBOLdinosaur]

Yeah it would be great if we could do 200 forums, but we have to scale things to what we have to work with and then grow the site, as we add improvments.

The latest improvment being <drumroll> live news feeds into the howm page: http://www.expertsrt.com/home.php

The reader I built on the server will be a utility we can use all over the place including the editor tools to manipulate our own forum feeds...sweet.


(you had the wrong URL dear)

 :sign5:

[sajuks]

i can take MySQL if noone else is interested and as long as todd_farmer is not around.i aint claiming to be an expert but i can act as a standby.
and if u r planning to include IIS under Webservers i might be able to help you.

[COBOLdinosaur]

Saju,

Adding IIS would be great. We have a really sound base for most web related technology, and it will get stronger.  IIS was a hole; and now you have filled it.  Beautiful!  :thumbup:

Sandi has been working her butt off all day getting the new forums set, so she will get IIS up when she see this.

[Huntress]

Done, done, and done.   :D