Path: utzoo!utgpu!news-server.csri.toronto.edu!cs.utexas.edu!tut.cis.ohio-state.edu!pt.cs.cmu.edu!andrew.cmu.edu!es2q+ From: es2q+@andrew.cmu.edu (Erik Warren Selberg) Newsgroups: comp.sys.mac.programmer Subject: Re: Developers conference Message-ID: Date: 9 Apr 90 23:13:24 GMT Organization: Carnegie Mellon, Pittsburgh, PA Lines: 32 well, in response to what other companies are doing, I'll admit that I'm not all too familiar with most. However, over here at CMU NeXT is doing loads upon loads to give everyone stuff (albiet everyone is a junior or above...). I'm notsure if that would be considered the same thing, though. in dealing with whom to let into developers' conferences, I'd do this: admit everyone, and hold it in different spots across the country (East, West, & Central would be good). To me, using the rule "Whoever has it gets more" puts all the upcoming developers (such as college bums like myself) out to dry, which to my knowledge is the exact opposite of what Apple was founded on. I have lots of neat ideas for programs I'd like to do (and I can only think of one of them as a game), but because I don't have the resources available to I really can't implement them (I'm working with LSP on an SE w/ 1M & 20M HD), so I do small stuff like mindless online shareware games for Mac BBS systems. What I think would be a good move on Apple's part is to make life _much_ easier for new developers. Don't charge bundles for MPW & updates, make developers' conferences open and accessable to all, do some more at universities(I don't know quite what you are doing at universities, just CMU, but just from that I think you should be doing more). I think you're doing a good job now, but you're pushing big companies that sell software in big boxes. I'd like to see you really help out the rookies, which I would undoubtably think help you guys out even more, as that's where loads of innovation comes from. #========##========##========##========*========##========##========##========# # MegaloErik: Loosing contact with VICE 10... Welcome to Andrew! # # ARPA: es2q+@andrew.cmu.edu Fido: 129/107 BBS: Mac @ Night (412) 268-8974 # # GEnie: E.SELBERG Delphi: LORDERIK CIS: 71470,2127 MacList: 6009/1 # #========##========##========##========*========##========##========##========# ...48 hours of continuous study have proven that Elvis is alive and teaching math at CMU.