Do I need another web resource for the .Net community?
It is clear that in Runet there is not enough resource in the style of CodeBetter , that is, a powerful thematic blog that would cover the topics of development in the Microsoft stack. Only blogs on Habré and GotDotNet blogs come to mind. At the moment, GotDotNet is almost dead, while vigorous activity has appeared on Habré - at least the number of assessments for an article almost reaches 100, which is quite good. Google Analytics shows that the number of visits to GDN blogs (I only count my posts) has dropped from about 400 per day in July to 100-300 now. At the same time, the ratio of PR: interesting on GotDotNet continues to grow.
Should I make another site with a broken CMS?
There is already experience in creating an independent offline community , so why not make it online?
At the moment, the search works badly on Habré and GDN. And the pages seem to be poorly indexed.
There is no clear distinction between technologies and methodologies. I want to have a list of buttons on which you can click and get filtered content. For example:
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We need the ability to realistically evaluate articles by content, the way it is done on CodeProject
I want to have a printed version so that you can build a collection. Approximately as Habradigest . (By the way, I like Habradigest, mainly because I like PDFs with normal layout.)
Need a promotional system. CodeProject for example gives prizes in the form of books and paid components to those who write popular articles. Popular ones are not always good, of course.
It is necessary to engage in a dialogue not only developers, but also business.
You can improve those resources that are already there. At the moment, the only such resource I see Habr. If someone does not agree - tell me what else is there.
It is not clear whether the audience will go to some other site. Maybe it will, if the site is radically better than the existing ones. But it will require a lot of effort from the creators.
Perhaps the number of developers interested in the Microsoft stack is really very small? After all, it is not a secret to anyone that Java outweighs the market, and the majority of .Net positions currently fall on Asp.Net (MVC) development. Will there be demand for articles on BizTalk, for example, when even large outsourcers fail to win development contracts for this platform?
And maybe you shouldn't make a Microsoft-centric resource anyway? After all, it is full of other development environments - why limit your horizons?
These are the thoughts out loud. If you have any ideas on how to do better — write.