Social networks for Ada people

Social networks for Ada people

[Lucretia]

Hi,

If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
the people here would use it?

Thanks,
Luke.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Tomek Walkuski]

On 20 Sty, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> the people here would use it?
>
> Thanks,
> Luke.

Tell me (us?) something more, what do you mean? :)

But: +1 :)

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Jerry]

On Jan 20, 1:56 pm, Tomek Walkuski <tomek.walku...@gmail.com> wrote:
> On 20 Sty, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > Hi,
>
> > If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> > the people here would use it?
>
> > Thanks,
> > Luke.
>
> Tell me (us?) something more, what do you mean? :)
>
> But: +1 :)

I agree. I'm interested, but what would it look like?
Jerry

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Ludovic Brenta]

Jerry <lanceboyle@qwest.net> writes:

> On Jan 20, 1:56 pm, Tomek Walkuski <tomek.walku...@gmail.com> wrote:
>> On 20 Sty, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>>
>> > Hi,
>>
>> > If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
>> > the people here would use it?
>>
>> > Thanks,
>> > Luke.
>>
>> Tell me (us?) something more, what do you mean? :)
>>
>> But: +1 :)
>
> I agree. I'm interested, but what would it look like?
> Jerry

If it looked like a newsgroup, I would use it :)

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Larry Kilgallen]

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In article <87sl0sxa7z.fsf@ludovic-brenta.org>, Ludovic Brenta <ludovic@ludovic-brenta.org> writes:
> Jerry <lanceboyle@qwest.net> writes:
> 
>> On Jan 20, 1:56 pm, Tomek Walkuski <tomek.walku...@gmail.com> wrote:
>>> On 20 Sty, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>>>
>>> > Hi,
>>>
>>> > If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
>>> > the people here would use it?
>>>
>>> > Thanks,
>>> > Luke.
>>>
>>> Tell me (us?) something more, what do you mean? :)
>>>
>>> But: +1 :)
>>
>> I agree. I'm interested, but what would it look like?
>> Jerry
> 
> If it looked like a newsgroup, I would use it :)

As would I.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Lucretia]

On Jan 20, 10:55 pm, Jerry <lancebo...@qwest.net> wrote:
> On Jan 20, 1:56 pm, Tomek Walkuski <tomek.walku...@gmail.com> wrote:
>
> > On 20 Sty, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>
> > > Hi,
>
> > > If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> > > the people here would use it?
>
> > > Thanks,
> > > Luke.
>
> > Tell me (us?) something more, what do you mean? :)
>
> > But: +1 :)
>
> I agree. I'm interested, but what would it look like?
> Jerry

This is open to discussion ;D

Basically, take a social website idea use opensocial and see what we
get?

Dunno, what would you want from it?

Contacts? Ability to post jobs? Apply for jobs? A central point for
Ada pros/amateurs? Learning resources? etc.

Luke.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Pascal Obry]

Lucretia a �crit :
> Contacts? Ability to post jobs? Apply for jobs? A central point for
> Ada pros/amateurs? Learning resources? etc.

Looks like a good idea to me!

Pascal.

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Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Adam Beneschan]

On Jan 20, 11:26 pm, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:

> Contacts? Ability to post jobs? Apply for jobs? A central point for
> Ada pros/amateurs? Learning resources? etc.

Hmmm, this seems to be rather different from what I assumed a "social"
network would be about.  Although for many of us computer types,
possibly including myself, any form of contact that goes beyond
interactions between a person, his computer, and his can of Jolt cola
(or coffee mug, in my case) could be considered "social".......

:) :) :)
                              -- Adam

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Jeffrey R. Carter]

Lucretia wrote:
> 
> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> the people here would use it?

Isn't that what c.l.a is? In which case, by definition, everyone here uses it.

-- 
Jeff Carter
"Apart from the sanitation, the medicine, education, wine,
public order, irrigation, roads, the fresh water system,
and public health, what have the Romans ever done for us?"
Monty Python's Life of Brian
80

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Larry Kilgallen]

In article <9l5lj.45783$Ux2.30781@attbi_s22>, "Jeffrey R. Carter" <spam.jrcarter.not@acm.nospam.org> writes:
> Lucretia wrote:
>> 
>> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
>> the people here would use it?
> 
> Isn't that what c.l.a is? In which case, by definition, everyone here uses it.

My view is that c.l.a is supposed to be restricted to discussions of Ada.

A social networking newsgroup would be a place where Ada fans could
discuss prescription medicine prices, nation-building or social welfare
issues with other Ada fans.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Manuel Gomez]

On 20 ene, 21:48, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> the people here would use it?
>
> Thanks,
> Luke.

What I would like to see is a community-driven Ada website where we
could share resources, source code tips, presentations, etc. Something
that http://www.adapower.com/ should have become if its maintainer had
not vanished. Look at it, it's the next http://www.adahome.com/, an
obsolete-individual-effort delusion.

Let's go web 2.0.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Tomek Walkuski]

On 21 Sty, 20:25, Manuel Gomez <mgr...@gmail.com> wrote:
> What I would like to see is a community-driven Ada website where we
> could share resources, source code tips, presentations, etc. Something
> thathttp://www.adapower.com/should have become if its maintainer had
> not vanished. Look at it, it's the nexthttp://www.adahome.com/, an
> obsolete-individual-effort delusion.
>
> Let's go web 2.0.

I think it is very good idea! Community-driven Ada-centric website.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Ludovic Brenta]

Manuel Gomez writes:
> Lucretia wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
>> the people here would use it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Luke.
>
> What I would like to see is a community-driven Ada website where we
> could share resources, source code tips, presentations, etc. Something
> that http://www.adapower.com/ should have become if its maintainer had
> not vanished. Look at it, it's the next http://www.adahome.com/, an
> obsolete-individual-effort delusion.

That's what the existing Ada wikis are.  Here is a list:

English: http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming
English: http://ada.krischik.com/index.php
French: http://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programmation_Ada/FAQ/
French: http://www.ada-france.org

There may be others too.

Feel free to add to these sites and link from one another.

-- 
Ludovic Brenta.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Manuel Gomez]

On 21 ene, 23:24, Ludovic Brenta <ludo...@ludovic-brenta.org> wrote:
> That's what the existing Ada wikis are.  Here is a list:
>
> English:http://en.wikibooks.org/wiki/Ada_Programming
> English:http://ada.krischik.com/index.php
> French:http://fr.wikibooks.org/wiki/Programmation_Ada/FAQ/
> French:http://www.ada-france.org
>

I know these wikis, in fact I'm one of the contributors of Ada
Programming wikibook. The problem with the wikibook is its perfectly
defined scope, it's a wiki for writing a text-book. The site I was
thinking about would probably have a wiki open for any subject related
to Ada, but it should include other web 2.0 features so it can become
the community-driven version of http://www.adapower.com or http://www.adaworld.com.
For example, it should include uploading of code snippets,
presentations (or embedded from something like http://www.slideshare.net/tag/ada),
submission of articles, etc. All of this content should be submitted
under a clear open-content license, like GFDL, or Creative Commons.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Alex R. Mosteo]

Lucretia wrote:

> Hi,
> 
> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> the people here would use it?

I probably would, although I'm admittedly a quite quiet person.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[melampus]

On Jan 20, 9:48 pm, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
> Hi,
>
> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
> the people here would use it?
>
> Thanks,
> Luke.

Something like Ohloh (http://www.ohloh.net/) would at least present
Ada -- and its fans -- as "modern" and finding solutions to the
current ITC demand and issues. Currently most ITC folks probally sees
Ada as more Dino than T.Rex ;-)

We could also try to establish "open" Ada groups in Facebook, Linkedin
or other web waterholes.

//søren

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Larry Kilgallen]

In article <2829a158-5d3f-4d5e-a7e7-d852574a610c@y5g2000hsf.googlegroups.com>, melampus <henssel@gmail.com> writes:
> On Jan 20, 9:48 pm, Lucretia <lucret...@lycos.co.uk> wrote:
>> Hi,
>>
>> If a social network dedicated to Ada programmers existed, how many of
>> the people here would use it?
>>
>> Thanks,
>> Luke.
> 
> Something like Ohloh (http://www.ohloh.net/) would at least present
> Ada -- and its fans -- as "modern" and finding solutions to the

"Modern" as in 10 errors according to http://validator.w3.org ?

> current ITC demand and issues. Currently most ITC folks probally sees
> Ada as more Dino than T.Rex ;-)
> 
> We could also try to establish "open" Ada groups in Facebook, Linkedin
> or other web waterholes.
> 
> //s=F8ren

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Manuel Gomez]

On 22 ene, 11:34, melampus <hens...@gmail.com> wrote:
> Something like Ohloh (http://www.ohloh.net/) would at least present
> Ada -- and its fans -- as "modern" and finding solutions to the
> current ITC demand and issues. Currently most ITC folks probally sees
> Ada as more Dino than T.Rex ;-)
>

By the way, Ada is already in that site, see http://www.ohloh.net/languages/21

They seem to collect information from sourceforge or other open-source
repositories.

Re: Social networks for Ada people

[Pascal Obry]

Manuel Gomez a �crit :
> They seem to collect information from sourceforge or other open-source
> repositories.

Yes, I made a point to add all Ada repositories I knew. I sent a message 
to comp.lang.ada some time ago to have others register their projects.

Pascal.

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