Programmable Logic at StackExchange

[Jonathan Ross]

Someone recently added a Programmable Logic Stack on Stack Exchange,
and it needs more followers to get official status. As most VHDL
developers can attest, getting information can be difficult, and these
stack sites (the original is StackOverflow.com) are immensely useful.

The site can be found here: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/20632/programmable-logic-and-fpga-design

Someone tried to start a VHDL stack but it was too specific and was
pruned.

 

[saar drimer]

On Nov 11, 11:43 pm, Jonathan Ross <TheProperN...@psychophile.com>
wrote:

Someone recently added a Programmable Logic Stack on Stack Exchange,

That was me. I'm glad it's getting a bit more attention, so it can
become a live site eventually. A couple of months ago I made a pitch
to comp.arch.fpga (which I follow regularly):

http://groups.google.com/group/comp.arch.fpga/browse_thread/thread/e4526299628848b7/

I explain there why I think the SE framework, even if imperfect, is
the best option for a vendor-agnostic, "owner-less" (sort of)
community support site. My post to CAF stopped short of what the SE
"Area51" is, so I'll mention it here. The proposal needs at least 60
followers and 5 on- and off-topic questions, each. To count, each of
those 10 questions needs to have at least 20 on- or off-topic votes
(and 4 times as many on/off-topic as off/on-topic votes). Practically
this means that many more than 60 followers are needed. If you choose
to support this proposal, then please register, click "follow" on the
proposal page, and then vote on the questions. Also, feel free to
suggest your own questions.

When these conditions are met, the proposal graduates to the
"commitment" stage, where people are expected to commit to participate
in the discussion of the would-be SE site. With enough committers
(with sufficient accumulated SE "karma") the site goes "beta" for a
while, and then becomes an "official" SE site if there is enough
activity.

cheers,
saar.

http://www.saardrimer.com

 

[Trygve Laugstřl]

On Friday, November 12, 2010 12:43:05 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Ross wrote:

Someone recently added a Programmable Logic Stack on Stack Exchange,
and it needs more followers to get official status. As most VHDL
developers can attest, getting information can be difficult, and these
stack sites (the original is StackOverflow.com) are immensely useful.

The site can be found here: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/20632/programmable-logic-and-fpga-design

Someone tried to start a VHDL stack but it was too specific and was
pruned.

I've committed to the proposal and hope it will go through. The stackexchange community is a very nice way to ask specific questions. I've been following the electronics [1] area for a while and it is a valuable resource for both newcomers and old-timers. /me cheers for more commitment to the proposal.

[1]: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/

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Trygve

 

[Trygve Laugstřl]

On Friday, November 12, 2010 12:43:05 AM UTC+1, Jonathan Ross wrote:

Someone recently added a Programmable Logic Stack on Stack Exchange,
and it needs more followers to get official status. As most VHDL
developers can attest, getting information can be difficult, and these
stack sites (the original is StackOverflow.com) are immensely useful.

The site can be found here: http://area51.stackexchange.com/proposals/20632/programmable-logic-and-fpga-design

Someone tried to start a VHDL stack but it was too specific and was
pruned.

I've committed to the proposal and hope it will go through. The stackexchange community is a very nice way to ask specific questions. I've been following the electronics [1] area for a while and it is a valuable resource for both newcomers and old-timers. /me cheers for more commitment to the proposal.

[1]: http://electronics.stackexchange.com/

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Trygve