Seems really pricey for a relatively simple software like this. Someone write an opensource alternative? it looks like something that can be thrown together in a weekend.
I might just do that... some day...
StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
31–40 of 107 posts
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#32I'm surprised/impressed at how quickly they're moving on this whole Stack Overflow concept. There are YC startups that don't seem to be as nimble as Atwood's team. What's the long-term relationship between Atwood and Fog Creek?
StackExchange is a product of Fog Creek. The end-user sites (SO, serverfault.com and superuser.com) are a joint venture. I assume the deal was that Fog Creek got rights to the hosted version in exchange for funding the development of the end-user sites.
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#33Here is a half-completed django implementation of StackOverflow called soclone: http://code.google.com/p/soclone/ . No changes since 2008 though.
I think this is going in my next essay about OSS vs. proprietary software. Proprietary software: OK, so technically it both exists and works, but it costs money. OSS: It has only had one man-week of labor in it. The software is not feature complete. However, if it actually worked, it would be awesome because you'd be able to browse your corporate knowledge base on your Wii . Also, it would support browsers without Ja…
> Successful proprietary software -- the ones you use, the ones you love, the ones you have heard of -- are the exception. Projects like this are the rule.
FTFY. In other words, most software suck and fail, open source or not, welcome to reality.
Also, here is a full working clone of stackoverflow http://code.google.com/p/cnprog/ hosted here http://www.cnprog.com/
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#34Until I clicked on the link, I was excited, as the comments on monetization lead me think they might be providing a marketplace for me to provide for-fee answers to users. Unfortunately, this is not the case. As it is, I don't bother to use StackOverflow. My questions would be too esoteric for the audience/format, and nearly all of the questions I see are boring, easily answerable with a search of the documentation.…
I find StackOverflow very boring as well .. but I don't need to use it much. I've only visited the few times in interest because I always like to find nice technological discussions, but .. so far .. its been pretty "meh".
There haven't been any mind-blowing awesome gems of answers in there that have caught my eye - mostly pretty mundane things, content-wise, and as a programmer looking for an interesting community, I don't really get that vibe from it much at all.
To me it just seems like a place for kids to go and get their homework done for them by lonely strung out alpha dogs looking to place some authority in the world.
For me, sites like this will never replace the good ol' USENET groups and subsidiary mailing lists. Once again (as is the case with Twitter), a web site springs up to try to capture an audience from the pool of people who are just not competent enough with E-mail to manage it properly and exploit the results ..
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#35Seems really pricey for a relatively simple software like this. Someone write an opensource alternative? it looks like something that can be thrown together in a weekend.
Chinese already written it using Django. It's available here:
http://code.google.com/p/cnprog/
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#36I think this is a great idea. My questions as a potential user would be:
(1) How much visual customization will be supported?
(2) I won't have to make people use OpenID, will I?
(3) Does the Fog Creek/Atwood team plan more verticals that I might inadvertently find myself competing against?
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#37Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#38Seems really pricey for a relatively simple software like this. Someone write an opensource alternative? it looks like something that can be thrown together in a weekend.
If it's just need a weekend, why not do it yourself? PS: Don't forget to open source it.
Alright, This will be my project this coming weekend! I'll try to live up to the challenge!
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#39Until I clicked on the link, I was excited, as the comments on monetization lead me think they might be providing a marketplace for me to provide for-fee answers to users. Unfortunately, this is not the case. As it is, I don't bother to use StackOverflow. My questions would be too esoteric for the audience/format, and nearly all of the questions I see are boring, easily answerable with a search of the documentation.…
Programming is boring; unless it's not.
If you have something to say on a non-trivial subject, you better write an article.
Stack Overflow deals with boring, gadfly-style problems. You can get some specific bits of knowledge there, not the wide-spectrum wisdom.
Re: StackExchange- The Stack Overflow Knowledge Exchange Platform
#40I've long thought that a StackOverflow for photographers would be a great resource... but not a business. Unfortunately, the StackExchange pricing assumes that you will be a revenue-generating because no one can justify $129/month on running a free resource.