Comments on: A coffee break moment: Google Maps FlightSim

By: malikyte

malikyte — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 05:49:18 +0000

Well spotted, Alex. Hopefully Sitepoint won’t begin to suffer the same trials and tribulations that Creating Passionate Users has.

By: AlexW

AlexW — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 01:53:10 +0000

Thanks malikyte. That tends to be exactly how I look at it, but I didn’t mind Jeff’s comment. You could argue that view. However I thought some of Jeff’s comments in Paul’s caching post were a little less useful.

By: malikyte

malikyte — Wed, 18 Apr 2007 00:24:38 +0000

@Jeff:
Not everyone learns in the same manner. Many programmers that I know (myself included) first became interested in computer science due to games. What better way to learn than with something you’re interested in? I can’t really think of anything. Just because it doesn’t help you directly doesn’t mean it’s not helpful (and/or relaxing and entertaining) to someone else. If you want to learn, take it apart. Look at the site and try to visualize how to reproduce the code. Obviously, if Flash programming isn’t something you’re interested in, you don’t have to; but that doesn’t mean it’s a wasteful exercise for others.

Moreover, the game Goggles may be the main topic of the article, but it does also link to other interesting mashups. I personally found fd’s Flickr toys inspirational - not necessarily helpful, but definitely inspirational. Not everyone learns in the same way, or the same pace…and honestly, I think you owe Alex a formal apology since you decided to make your negative criticism public as well.

By: wtfjeff

wtfjeff — Sun, 15 Apr 2007 01:31:12 +0000

man jeff you sounds like a moron!

By: jeff

jeff — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 16:13:13 +0000

It’s no good. No good at all. You waste my time and the time of others with this kind of post. I am here to learn, not play around. From others I could tolerate this but I expect more from you Alex.

By: vipgraphics

vipgraphics — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 14:45:08 +0000

I like it, can’t wait to explore it more

By: Matthew Magain

Matthew Magain — Fri, 13 Apr 2007 06:55:16 +0000

Very cool.

although a ‘Freeze’ button might be nice for when you find something cool.

Bit of a hack, but if you right-click on the map, you get the standard Flash player menu, and the map freezes…