On Thursday, 18 June 2015 at 02:13:13 UTC, Morbid.Obesity wrote:
It seems the forums are picking up a bit with newer people.
I suggest that subforums be used for specific topics or a tag
based system like stack overflow.
You mean the "Learn" forum? Because that form of discussion is
only applicable there, and not for general discussion.
At some point it will get out of control and have to be
changed... better not wait until that happens.
I don't know what you mean by this. I don't see how a simple
increase in users and activity would invalidate the current
format.
I know that nntp might be an issue, one could possibly use
something like ##interfacing ##Java ##DLL at the end of the
subject of a post that remains compatible but newer software
can keep track of all the posts and allow searching using tags.
I don't see what considerable advantage would be provided by
tagging threads. Impossibility of editing will be another
difficulty.
Better yet, create some bidirectional middleman between stack
exchange and the D forums/nntp.
I don't see what this would achieve.
Alternatively, and IMO the best way, simply drop backwards
compatibility with the newsgroups and get out of the dark ages.
Again, you mean just the "Learn" forum?
I'm biased, but generally speaking I think we're in a much better
place than most other programming language communities.
For example, Rust mainly uses GitHub issues, Go uses Google
Groups, Nim uses a (very simple) custom forum, many other have
just mailing lists or no official forums.
We have:
- Access via NNTP, mailing lists, or web interface with 4
different view modes
- Threading
- Mobile-friendly view (apparently not perfect but much better
than nothing)
- Keyboard navigation
- Fast load speeds
- Open-source, self-hosted solution, no dependency on 3rd-parties
I think we have many advantages and few disadvantages compared to
other
If D wants to represent the future it shouldn't use neanderthal
technologies, specially as a form of communication. We do not
communicate in grunts because it is inefficient and there are
better ways(english, for example... or any modern natural
language), and therefor, we shouldn't use nntp as a form of
communication when there are better ways.
[I'm not advocating the full logical conclusion but something a
bit more reasonable than 'living in the dark ages(taking into
account computer years ;) )]
Old technologies are not inherently worse. On the contrary, a
technology's age may show its maturity and widespread support -
consider the vast number of NNTP and mail clients you can get for
any platform and operating system, all of which can be used to
access this forum.
