From: JamesBritt <james@...>
Date: 2002-09-13T08:18:45+09:00
Subject: RE: interesting Perl Journal move

>
> I'm not sure I understand what you mean here. I don't think that
> the Linux journal is preaching to the choir, or that the
> C++ journal is preaching to the choir. Why would a ruby journal
> be preaching to the choir?

If you do not already use Linux or C++ it is unlikely you will be reading
those magazines.  On the other hand, if you read Dr. Dobbs you will at least
see references to things that don't hit your radar in day-to-day life.

(And both Linux Magazine and Linux Journal contain a bit too many churlish
snipes at "Micro$soft" and "Windoze", creating the impression that they are
targeting a self-selective clique.  I doubt that's an explicit editorial
policy, but more of a side-effect of closed-culture inbreeding.)

If you do not use language Foo, are you likely to be a reader of The Foo
Journal?

>
> > Writing and editing *well* are hard tasks.  I'd rather see fewer, but
> > better, Ruby articles, and see them reach a larger audience, than have
> > something that may come off as a bit amateurish or inept,
> simply because of
> > the perceived slight of second billing.
> >
> I think peer review could control that.
> I have seen the work and calibre of people on this list.
> I have no doubt that there is sufficient talent to
> produce a journal of 3-6 articles every 2 months.

Possibly.



James

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