Re: WebDNA Challenge - Was: Why WebDNA is not popular
This WebDNA talk-list message is from 2002
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texte = The only way to really make it fair is to set a task and have people code it. then give marks based on how well it was done etc.it should be something done from scratch - not something you have just lying around.Just come up with something and make it.how about something like.Clock Calculator Dairy MP3 player Spreadsheet Compression utility DNS manager Mail Server Managerthese things i'm thinking of seem to get progressively more complicated - think of something fun, interesting and usefull and we will all have a crack at it.----- Original Message ----- From: Alain Russell
To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:37 PM Subject: Re: WebDNA Challenge - Was: Why WebDNA is not popular > Brian .. The initial idea was open code - something everyone in the > community could re-use. > > We to have great code that we could enter but do not want to give away. > > I prefer an open entry/open code model. > > Its a competition - there are not going to be prizes, just praise and > admiration, we're doing it for fun .. > > > > I like this idea, but the one problem I see is.. encryption. > > Over the past few weeks I have been coding here and there building a > > database import system that will allow a user to upload and import a > > database into any existing database in a designated folder. > > This would definately be my entry, but since I have spent so much time > > working on it, there is no way I would put it up unencrypted since it could > > have potential resale value. > > > > This rule may hurt creativeness as I am sure may of us have written some > > pretty talented code. > > > > Maybe users could just upload their name and email which would remain > > private until a winner is found, then put a link to their script which is on > > their own server. This way no one has to worry about having users upload > > potentially harmful code to their server. > > > > Brian > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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The only way to really make it fair is to set a task and have people code it. then give marks based on how well it was done etc.it should be something done from scratch - not something you have just lying around.Just come up with something and make it.how about something like.Clock Calculator Dairy MP3 player Spreadsheet Compression utility DNS manager Mail Server Managerthese things i'm thinking of seem to get progressively more complicated - think of something fun, interesting and usefull and we will all have a crack at it.----- Original Message ----- From: Alain Russell To: WebCatalog Talk Sent: Saturday, November 09, 2002 8:37 PM Subject: Re: WebDNA Challenge - Was: Why WebDNA is not popular > Brian .. The initial idea was open code - something everyone in the > community could re-use. > > We to have great code that we could enter but do not want to give away. > > I prefer an open entry/open code model. > > Its a competition - there are not going to be prizes, just praise and > admiration, we're doing it for fun .. > > > > I like this idea, but the one problem I see is.. encryption. > > Over the past few weeks I have been coding here and there building a > > database import system that will allow a user to upload and import a > > database into any existing database in a designated folder. > > This would definately be my entry, but since I have spent so much time > > working on it, there is no way I would put it up unencrypted since it could > > have potential resale value. > > > > This rule may hurt creativeness as I am sure may of us have written some > > pretty talented code. > > > > Maybe users could just upload their name and email which would remain > > private until a winner is found, then put a link to their script which is on > > their own server. This way no one has to worry about having users upload > > potentially harmful code to their server. > > > > Brian > > > ------------------------------------------------------------- > This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to > the mailing list . > To unsubscribe, E-mail to: > To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to > Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/ ------------------------------------------------------------- This message is sent to you because you are subscribed to the mailing list . To unsubscribe, E-mail to: To switch to the DIGEST mode, E-mail to Web Archive of this list is at: http://search.smithmicro.com/
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