[karajorma]

But I suppose modding and FREDding could share a board.

Actually I'm quite glad they don't share a board. The two are pretty separate. If we're going to combine two boards I'd suggest Cross-Platform and SCP support since they are basically the same thing these days with the exception of a few threads which could go in recent builds or the main SCP forum.

[Unknown Target]

ummm... i just want to point out, that 2 years ago (OK maybe more.  maybe like 3 or 4) this forum didn't have the 15 subforums that it does now.  and it was more active than ever.

Just wanna echo this. I've always been against all these subforums, adding more is just getting to the point of lunacy IMO.

[Stealth]

agreed.

BUT - if we're going to seperate them into all these nonsensical categories, may as well keep at it, right?

[karajorma]

I have a slightly alternate suggestion.

Everything.


It'd benefit the userbase by whoring for new coders, and it'd help attract and train up people looking to get into the SCP.

Hmmm. I'm not sure I like the idea of divorcing the SCP discussion from the SCP forums but I do like the idea of getting more people coding. In general we do a lot better recruiting people from within the community and getting them to code than we do attracting people from outside and getting them to join the community. In fact Taylor and Swifty are the only coders who weren't regulars here before they started coding for the SCP IIRC. And Taylor was already coding for the SCP before he joined us anyway.

Anything that helps with getting us more coders though is very welcome.

[Polpolion]

I like the part about helping new coders. I'd be all for helping out the SCP if I had more than two months of c++ classes with a teacher who doesn't teach.

[colecampbell666]

So can you use either C or C++ to code for the SCP? I assume the .C files in the code pertain to C, and the .CPP files pertain to C++.

[Polpolion]

From what I understand, they're the same, except that c++ adds stuff. Pretty much any compiler that can do one, can do the other.

[an0n]

There's some syntax differences too, iirc.

But, yeah. If you're using a fancy suite, it should do fine. But if it's compiling in C++ and back-interpreting for any pure-C functions it comes across, there's the risk of it coming across a function that was written as C, but is valid in C++ and thus gets an unexpected result.

[Mobius]

If you break up the subheadings too much, not only does the site become a pain to navigate but you seperate everyone up into their particular groups, no discussion really goes on and you actually end up losing members, because there's no room to get away from the subject at hand. I prefer more generic headings because it means there's always something of interest to someone in there.

You're exaggerating here. The SCP subforum has 2 child boards that don't get people confused. Why wouldn't Missions and Campaigns have a childboard for releases, only?!?

[Jeff Vader]

The SCP subforum has 2 child boards that don't get people confused. Why wouldn't Missions and Campaigns have a childboard for releases, only?!?[/i][/color]

There is no need for such. Releases often have the word "Release" on the thread title. Easy to find. And let's not forget about the Highlights board. A board for releases would be almost exactly the same as Highlights, actually.

[Polpolion]

I'm really interested in knowing how much the admins are entertaining the idea of having a coding board. From what it seems, everyone just sort of simultaneously forgot about it.

[Polpolion]

Yay! Thank you!