4 ms·
Seems a little unfair. I'm subscribed to two weekly newsletters, both of which are excellent: http://www.pythonweekly.com/ http://www.pythonweekly.com/ http:/
by motter 15y ago
Seems a little unfair. I'm subscribed to two weekly newsletters, both of which are excellent:
http://www.pythonweekly.com/ http://www.pythonweekly.com/
http://www.hackernewsletter.com/ http://www.hackernewsletter.com/
...so I decided to create one to gather together the best, most detailed programming articles I could find, regardless of language or platform. I don't see how this could be called "cloning", though the format of a weekly newsletter is obviously nothing new.
- petercooper 15y agoI think it's a good idea (hence http://statuscode.org/ http://statuscode.org/) and think there's more than enough room for multiple projects in this space, I'd already found several before I started on the SC project a few months ago. There are about 101 glossy celebrity magazines all competing with each other, 101 documentary TV channels, 101 radio stations.. I like to think that we're all just making the market bigger rather than dividing up some specific number of subscribers :-) What matters is our individual take and individual editorial direction, and that's very hard to copy. Good luck!
- motter 15y agoInteresting, I had no idea that existed! Completely agreed on the different channels point -- it certainly seems like there's space for multiple players. Anyway, good luck with statuscode!
- petercooper 15y agoI have seen similar things play out in blogging, screencasts, and elsewhere. People are not doing X, then one person does X and does OK at it, but then more people turn up and the entire market blows up because the larger number of producers validates the idea in users' minds! :-) (All of the interactive "code learning" sites are a current demonstration of this phenomenon.)
- motter 15y agoAbsolutely -- I'm trying to remember the name of the effect(s), but my searches have failed so far.
- petercooper 15y agoCoincidentally I was reading The 22 Immutable Laws of Branding this morning and the 'Law of Fellowship' in that book defines it to a tee! :-)