Split Programming off from Software forum

[Diz2K2]

Originally posted by: DurocShark
I support this.

 

[Aves]

Originally posted by: fs5
at this point, anything would be an improvement!

ps. anand still has not replied to me. is anand@ even his email address? :frown:

anand.shimpi@anandtech.com

 

[VirtualLarry]

Uh-oh, hope Anand isn't going to get more spam now. :|

 

[fs5]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
Uh-oh, hope Anand isn't going to get more spam now. :|

lets not spam anand, he gave me a response

He assures me that new forum categories are in the works. However, he does not have a time table yet

I guess we're back to the waiting game since this is the word from the boss himself. :frown:

 

[Alex]

sweeeet looks like it will finally get done!

 

[fs5]

i'll just bump this to keep awareness up

 

[kamper]

Originally posted by: VirtualLarry
What about, instead of a specific forum for "programming", which I can only assume at this point hasn't been created due to the minority percentage of thread traffic in the collective forum to warrant splitting it off on it's own - but what about a "Fun Software", and a "Professional Software" forum split? That wouldn't be so special-interest, but it would keep those with professional software questions (including programming) segregated from the game/entertainment software questions, which are always going to be swamped with new threads on the eve of every new major game release.

It would also provide a clear place for people to come here to AT to ask software-related questions, for things like MS Office, Photoshop, etc., in the same manner as others already do in the numerous hardware-related forums. I really do think that might be a good idea, and in the process make AT a more valuable resource.

I really like that idea. It has been suggested that programming on it's own might be a bit thin. But lot's of people have serious questions that don't quite involve programming but that the programming crowd is much more likely to be able to handle (just like linux software questions are better asked in os, even though they're not really about linux itself).

That suggestion is pretty similar to the one of simly removing gaming and leaving software and programming together. That wouldn't be perfect but it would remove 90% of the non-useful stuff out.

 

[SarcasticDwarf]

bump

 

[fs5]

w00t?

 

[AgaBoogaBoo]

<--- still interested in this

 

[ohnnyj]

Me want.

 

[fs5]

^

 

[FrustratedUser]

Just a bumb.

 

[cleverhandle]

Never noticed this whole issue before. But yeah, I agree too. I've gone to other places for programming help because SPG just seems so light in coding content.

As someone else stated earlier - if you build it, they will come.

 

[fs5]

Keep hope alive!

 

[kamper]

I'm still hoping

 

[tfinch2]

bump

 

[sparkyclarky]

bump for a split, sort of like the ars forums

 

[apoppin]

Originally posted by: fs5
Keep hope alive!

if/when this gets locked . . . all hope is lost.

At least split Gaming off from the Software and Programming forum.
:thumbsup:

 

[InlineFive]

I'm all for this. Bump for you dedicated folks.

 

[fs5]

hope is 4 letter word

 

[Ntar]

it should be split

 

[xcript]

Is this never going to happen?

 

[uOpt]

Bump.

Did somebody already mention that a Anandtech programming forum would be awesome?

 

[yelo333]

Been 10 days bump...

This would be _very_ helpful.

Creating software and using it are very different things.