Constantin
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The bigger issue is what he can do to make his IDE super compelling without potentially needing help from the larger Arduino community. For example, think of the sheer number of libraries whose compatibility has to be tested and verified.
So far, I'd wager that the bulk of the community is still rallied behind Banzi, et al and the forum is the remaining prize that Musto has to claim to get to victory. I wonder if he's gambling to get it once the LLC has been starved of funds and has to shut down.
Curious how the LLC forums continue to be treated like a afterthought, much like the trademark. That lack of focus will surely bite the team in the butt sooner or later. The folks that do the bulk of the work are barely acknowledged and the Arduino team rarely, if ever, makes an appearance there.
The forums could also be organized better and should be the focus of the LLC web site. For example, it would be very helpful for every forum subdivision to start with a list of compatible libraries that help do specific things (like measure sensors, run external ADCs, and so on). The LLC web site has information scattered all over, making searching via Google more productive than manually traversing the site.
If it were up to me (and it clearly isn't) I would focus first and foremost on improving the user experience vs all the eyecandy that is currently the front page. More focus on creating large lists of libraries and example code that make life easier for novices and power users alike. Putting several interns on compiling them, updating them as needed, etc.
How about some videos showing how the system is out together and used? Why is Arduino LLC leaving this to the user community vs doing it themselves? Their website in its current form is all about them vs all about the uses making the product. That narcissism is not only unhealthy, it gives Musto et al the "in" to provide something better.
FWIW, the Teensy site would also benefit from a rethink. Teensy 2 related items are listed under PJRC, while many Teensy 3.x related information can only be found in the forums. I suggest making more of the site centered around a forum format. You'd have to add a few more forum subdivisions but nothing earth shattering.
So far, I'd wager that the bulk of the community is still rallied behind Banzi, et al and the forum is the remaining prize that Musto has to claim to get to victory. I wonder if he's gambling to get it once the LLC has been starved of funds and has to shut down.
Curious how the LLC forums continue to be treated like a afterthought, much like the trademark. That lack of focus will surely bite the team in the butt sooner or later. The folks that do the bulk of the work are barely acknowledged and the Arduino team rarely, if ever, makes an appearance there.
The forums could also be organized better and should be the focus of the LLC web site. For example, it would be very helpful for every forum subdivision to start with a list of compatible libraries that help do specific things (like measure sensors, run external ADCs, and so on). The LLC web site has information scattered all over, making searching via Google more productive than manually traversing the site.
If it were up to me (and it clearly isn't) I would focus first and foremost on improving the user experience vs all the eyecandy that is currently the front page. More focus on creating large lists of libraries and example code that make life easier for novices and power users alike. Putting several interns on compiling them, updating them as needed, etc.
How about some videos showing how the system is out together and used? Why is Arduino LLC leaving this to the user community vs doing it themselves? Their website in its current form is all about them vs all about the uses making the product. That narcissism is not only unhealthy, it gives Musto et al the "in" to provide something better.
FWIW, the Teensy site would also benefit from a rethink. Teensy 2 related items are listed under PJRC, while many Teensy 3.x related information can only be found in the forums. I suggest making more of the site centered around a forum format. You'd have to add a few more forum subdivisions but nothing earth shattering.
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