Sitepoint in 2008

[Matt Mickiewicz]

Didn't that cause the SP servers to crash or something one time?

It took down a file server (but not the site or forums)...

[Dan Grossman]

You can't say we didn't try...

Eh, it's not even worth aspiring too when you're already at these traffic levels. Such a tiny percentage of traffic from a D*gg front page story looks beyond the linked page or ever returns that it's not worth the trouble. I've been there half a dozen times and tracked the visitors carefully.

[simonfj]

1. Programming Reference Site

We're busy working on a reference section for sitepoint.com that will rival anything else you've seen. We currently have some of the best minds in the business cooking up reference material for CSS, JavaScript and HTML.
!

Ah, Missed this one. So call the reference site a library, and "some of the best minds in the business" call researchers, who never stop researching and will never stop aggregating materials. And hopefully, answering questions. Tell me the difference between what SP are doing and a University does?

The only difference is whether SP wants to take money from a research council or an advertiser for accelerating (enlarging) what it is doing. Throw in a few conferences (and/or courses, workshops), face to face or virtual, and it sounds like an education.

[kgun]

For SitePoint in general, more books perhaps, plus the forums are due for an upgrade once the marketplace is completed.

Agree.

Good and practical books with code that you can use directly on your own site.

In my view, XML driven sites will be more important in the future, so the XML family of technologies should get more attention. I have been surprised of how low activity there is in the XML forums.

XML with dynamic tags and one source many applications (singlesourcing) and XLink with semantic linking, is the future in my view. Own recommendations if you start on XML:

1. If you are not in a hurry use XSL(T) in stead of CSS for styling from the beginning.
2. Again if you are not in a hurry use XML Schema in stead of DTD or Relax NG from the beginning.
3. Don't use namespaces unless you need namespaces.
4. If you have to use name spaces don't use a default name space.

I'm afraid they are outperformed by other forums, like asp.net forums, MSDN forums, Sun Java forums. Besides SitePoint lags behind a bit, for instance Silverlight 1.0 was released this summer but we still don't have any article on it.

Competitor to Flash or more advanced?

There is an important concept in economics, comparative advantages. SitePoint has a comparative advantage on PHP in my personal view. May be the best web forum on PHP. I look forward to PHP 6.0 books from SitePoint and PHP 6.0 discussions around XML and PHP XML parsers etc.

[kgun]

Tell me the difference between what SP are doing and a University does?

Have you been at Danish (C++, C#, Beta) and Norwegian (Simula, Beta) Universities?

If only posts were shares...

Quantity or quality?

[ecctao]

Thanks good wish!

[Schwann]

As it stands now, the constests on SitePoint are nothing less then a bucket catch-all for creativity theft.

Well said. The Sitepoint contests have been little more than a way for people to get ideas for free. You simply hold a contest, see what develops, and then rip off whatever you need without finishing the contest.

It's really a huge joke and has been for some time. It also goes a long way toward explaining the faltering quality of the designs being submitted.

The admins threatened to do something to improve the contests over a year ago but did very little. Maybe they thought raising the cost of holding a contest would be an improvement! LOL!

[Dan Schulz]

Actually Schwann, they rebuilt the contests area from the ground up. It's still in its testing phase (read: beta), but the new system does appear to be working far better than the current one.

[Schwann]

Actually Schwann, they rebuilt the contests area from the ground up. It's still in its testing phase (read: beta), but the new system does appear to be working far better than the current one.

Dan,

I'll have to take your word for it. I'll never participate in another SP contest. (Been burned too many times to count).

Perhaps I should shut up now. A friend of mine was banned permanantly for criticising the contests too harshly!

[Simon Mackie]

I look forward to PHP 6.0 books from SitePoint and PHP 6.0 discussions around XML and PHP XML parsers etc.

When they finally get around to launching it (which may not be for quite some time yet) we will definitely have major new PHP book releases.

[ameran]

I hope it will increase his popularity in the next year.

[cpvr]

It took down a file server (but not the site or forums)...

How many servers does Sitepoint have?

[sreeja]

Thank you .PHP forum helpful.I try to understand.

[godlover]

sitepoint is nice and neat community more members will be joined in 2008.

[marcel]

sitepoint is nice and neat community more members will be joined in 2008.

More members will be joined in marriage ? That would be nice Not that I need it .

Just playing with words...

[Dan Schulz]

marcel, I already said ONE couple here would be married by the end of '08...

[marcel]

marcel, I already said ONE couple here would be married by the end of '08...

Just teasing godlover

[marcel]

BTW, I'll have the best avatar in 2008

[Dan Schulz]

That avatar is disturbing...

[clink]

Haha yes it is...

Speaking of Sitepoint I was just thinking when the next redesign would be when I saw this thread. It seems like Sitepoint just has too much content to drastically redesign anything but something like the forum menu is surely due perhaps latter in the year?

[Dan Schulz]

The forum memu was actually redesigned last year.

[marcel]

The forum memu was actually redesigned last year.

I'm satisfied with the way SP looks. Let's continue with the business of making money.

[cpvr]

Haha yes it is...

Speaking of Sitepoint I was just thinking when the next redesign would be when I saw this thread. It seems like Sitepoint just has too much content to drastically redesign anything but something like the forum menu is surely due perhaps latter in the year?

It doesn't need a redesign.

[MCMKen]

Steved,

I'm new here and it appears that Sitepoint is a great way for a company to gain exposure to new, talented people. Which, in turn is a great way for talented people to get hired, paid well and expand their portfolio. Unfortunately, it only works if the "creatives" respond to our communications (emails and direct messages). So, please be sure to check your messages and respond promptly. I've sent a few messages to people I want to hire (and pay properly) and have yet to receive a single answer. Not a one.


Best,
K

I..........I would love to see Sitepoint become the freelance design spot!

[Dan Schulz]

MCMKen, have you tried posting a listing in the Looking to Hire section of the Marketplace?