Re: [AL] Do we need a new kind of FAQ?

[<gl...@in...>]

Hi!

> Creating a FAQ is quite difficult without several dedicated people. I
> originally started the "Allegro Coding Techniques" page
> (http://www.canvaslink.com/allegro/faq/) with another Allegro developer.
> We started from scratch asking people for their support. Well, we got a
> few well-written articles from a few different people, but after a few
> weeks, the submissions stopped. I continued writing articles as I had
> the time, but eventually I ran out of material that I could cover
> without running into topic that I knew nothing about. This includes
> topics such as 3D, high color tricks, etc. Since then, however, Allegro
> has improved significantly, and I haven't updated the site to
> incorporate these new sparkly elements (faster 3D, windows code, etc.).

The FAQ shouldn't contain only long articles, something like the comp.lan=
g.c
FAQ would be good. Its a collection of many many questions with mostly sh=
ort
answers. Of course this isn't all possible with Allegro, as there are iss=
ues
which need a bit longer answer (3D and the like). But to start it would b=
e
good to set up a minimal FAQ which can later be updated monthly or weekly.


> Anyway, what I'm saying is that it's quite a job to write and maintain
> an FAQ. I'm saying you need to have solid support before you start. :)

Oh yes, it is. I never said it wasn't, though. This is why I suggest to h=
ave
several people which actively maintain the FAQ and all others can contrib=
ute
if they wish to. If you're still willing to do this, I can help you.

ciao

guenter
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