ed@DTG.COM (Edward Jung) (01/12/90)
To the readers of this Internet group. A member of Deep Thought Group also started the MacApp Developers Association a few years back. What do you think about a similar program for the NeXT world (one or more of the following): an association; a programming journal that also culls interesting network threads; paid submissions; a dial-in BBS; annual conferences; and the association acts as a publisher for tools and classes, and central repository of bugs and other information. Do you think there is a demand? What do you think the membership would be: about 200? 1000? What would you pay to join? $40? More? I for one would like to see an official group with a journal, and a central repository of serious information (which tends to indicate a subscription-based service). This would reduce demands on NeXT Developer Support, and make their work more available to those who are NOT registered developers (I estimate the total number of NeXT programmers may be about half that of MacApp programmers). I have spoken about this with people from Byte, Bruce Webster, etc., and although people seem to agree that it would be a nice thing to have, nobody is willing to commit. So I'm fishing for interest. Your comments welcome. -- Edward Jung The Deep Thought Group, L.P. BIX: ejung 3400 Swede Hill Road NeXT or UNIX mail Clinton, WA. 98236 UUCP: uunet!dtgcube!ed Internet: ed@dtg.com
omeer@neabbs.UUCP (OSCAR VAN.DER.MEER) (01/15/90)
I found your proposal very interesting. I am a aplication programmer that normally works on hardware like workstations (SUN) or PC's. Whenever there is a new project where we can determine the hardware platform (our client doesn't mind, he wants the job done.) a NeXT seems like an intersting possibilty. But we have no experience with the machine, so we end up choosing for another solution. Because we don't know for sure if the job can be done (and in less time) with the NeXT. That's why I am very interrested in hearing other people's comments, who have worked intensively and know their in and outs and especially the problems. I would be willing to subscribe to the kind of user group you mentioned. A subscription of $ 25 seems reasonably to me (remeber I am dutch). Oscar van der Meer