Amiga programming website & wiki

Nightfox · 11 December 2017, 17:14

Hello everyone,

I was wondering if I created a website that contained tutorials and a wiki that anybody can contribute to for all things Amiga programming related, would this be of interest and would people contribute?

I was thinking the wiki could be the one place to get all info about everything to do with the Amiga system and programming for it. It would be a complete replacement for, and extension to, the Hardware Reference Manual.

It could also contain undocumented things people have discovered etc.

Please vote in the poll at the top of the page.

mcgeezer · 11 December 2017, 17:20

Having got my love back for Amiga programming i would have appreciated a resource like this around how to do some common tasks.

Samurai_Crow · 11 December 2017, 17:24

Making a website is easy. Trying to keep a wiki intact and accurate requires vigilant moderation.

I am an admin on AmigaCoding.de if a forum style board would help. I can update the forum lists if there's a particular one needed.

Nightfox · 11 December 2017, 17:32

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

Making a website is easy. Trying to keep a wiki intact and accurate requires vigilant moderation.

I am an admin on AmigaCoding.de if a forum style board would help. I can update the forum lists if there's a particular one needed.

Hmm a forum might be a good place for people to request pages to be added or changed in the wiki

Samurai_Crow · 11 December 2017, 17:37

AmigaCoding.com is a wiki related to AmosPro, AmiBlitz and Assembly. It's not affiliated with AmigaCoding.de but it's still a wiki.

meynaf · 11 December 2017, 17:59

Just voted : interested, and might contribute.

The problem of a wiki is that anyone can alter (understand : deface) it.
A forum is indeed a good place for requesting changes.

Sinphaltimus · 11 December 2017, 18:16

I said interested no contribute because I know nothing programming on the Amiga.

I would use the site strictly for learning to do so however; if I ever got to actually programming something on the Amiga, I will then, at that time, contribute.

So yes please, at least for those of us who always wanted to get started programming the Amiga.

netizensmith · 11 December 2017, 20:33

Just went to amigacoding.com and it basically threw up over my browser. I guess there is an issue with that site at the moment.

Samurai_Crow · 11 December 2017, 20:41

@netizensmith
That's what a public wiki looks like after being hacked mercilessly without a good staff of moderation and administration behind it. :-(

Nightfox · 12 December 2017, 02:05

I'd be more than willing to perform some moderation, but as I am not an Amiga programming wizard, I'd like some of the wizards here to perform fact validation.

Also I will pay for all website costs

OmegaMax · 12 December 2017, 05:33

Anything that helps others get into amiga coding is a good idea to me.

spacey · 12 December 2017, 07:12

i'd be interested in this too.

MartinW · 12 December 2017, 12:09

Quote:

Originally Posted by Samurai_Crow

@netizensmith
That's what a public wiki looks like after being hacked mercilessly without a good staff of moderation and administration behind it. :-(

Been like that for quite some time now too. Doesn't look like anyones doing anything about it

Nightfox · 12 December 2017, 12:25

That's why we should all be diligent to maintain it, make it free of any crap posted by lamers, and make it the best and most thorough resource on the World Wide Web

Amiga1992 · 12 December 2017, 14:44

I am VERY interested but have nothing to contribute to it

Asman · 12 December 2017, 14:58

Voted: Interested, and may also contribute.

respect

tolkien · 12 December 2017, 22:13

Very interested but dont know if I would can contribute.

Daedalus · 12 December 2017, 22:18

Amigacoding.com would be the ideal place for that, and could be expanded with other sections, as currently it only has a brief overview of e.g. C compilers. I've built up the Blitz section to what it is now, and it would be great if others contributed too. However, for the past while it's been spewing php errors. I've sent an email to the site owner as he fixed this issue before last year IIRC, but this time I haven't heard back from him...

Remaking the ROM Kernel Manuals isn't really necessary though as they're available on amigadev.elowar.com, including the 3.5/3.9 additions.

Nightfox · 13 December 2017, 02:05

If the info on that website is good, perhaps the info from there could be added to my wiki. I plan to have a robust system. I have a computer science degree and am a software and web developer as my full time job so I know what I'm doing

Nightfox · 13 December 2017, 14:14

I came up with the name Amiga Zone, so I tried registering the domain amigazone.com, but that is already taken despite there being no website there. However, it did suggest I get amigazone.guru instead. How perfect! That's what I went for

View Poll Results: How interested are you?
Interested, and may also contribute info to the wiki	19	44.19%
Interested, but won't contribute	21	48.84%
Not interested	3	6.98%
Voters: 43. You may not vote on this poll

11 December 2017, 17:14	#1
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 384	Amiga programming website & wiki Hello everyone, I was wondering if I created a website that contained tutorials and a wiki that anybody can contribute to for all things Amiga programming related, would this be of interest and would people contribute? I was thinking the wiki could be the one place to get all info about everything to do with the Amiga system and programming for it. It would be a complete replacement for, and extension to, the Hardware Reference Manual. It could also contain undocumented things people have discovered etc. Please vote in the poll at the top of the page. Last edited by Nightfox; 12 December 2017 at 05:24.

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11 December 2017, 17:20	#2
mcgeezer Registered User Join Date: Oct 2017 Location: Sunderland, England Posts: 2,702	Having got my love back for Amiga programming i would have appreciated a resource like this around how to do some common tasks.

11 December 2017, 17:24	#3
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	Making a website is easy. Trying to keep a wiki intact and accurate requires vigilant moderation. I am an admin on AmigaCoding.de if a forum style board would help. I can update the forum lists if there's a particular one needed.

11 December 2017, 17:37	#5
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	AmigaCoding.com is a wiki related to AmosPro, AmiBlitz and Assembly. It's not affiliated with AmigaCoding.de but it's still a wiki.

11 December 2017, 17:59	#6
meynaf son of 68k Join Date: Nov 2007 Location: Lyon / France Age: 51 Posts: 5,323	Just voted : interested, and might contribute. The problem of a wiki is that anyone can alter (understand : deface) it. A forum is indeed a good place for requesting changes.

11 December 2017, 18:16	#7
Sinphaltimus Registered User Join Date: Aug 2016 Location: Cresco, PA, USA Age: 53 Posts: 1,126	I said interested no contribute because I know nothing programming on the Amiga. I would use the site strictly for learning to do so however; if I ever got to actually programming something on the Amiga, I will then, at that time, contribute. So yes please, at least for those of us who always wanted to get started programming the Amiga.

11 December 2017, 20:33	#8
netizensmith Registered User Join Date: Sep 2017 Location: England Posts: 23	Just went to amigacoding.com and it basically threw up over my browser. I guess there is an issue with that site at the moment.

11 December 2017, 20:41	#9
Samurai_Crow Total Chaos forever! Join Date: Aug 2007 Location: Waterville, MN, USA Age: 49 Posts: 2,186	@netizensmith That's what a public wiki looks like after being hacked mercilessly without a good staff of moderation and administration behind it. :-(

12 December 2017, 02:05	#10
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 384	I'd be more than willing to perform some moderation, but as I am not an Amiga programming wizard, I'd like some of the wizards here to perform fact validation. Also I will pay for all website costs

12 December 2017, 05:33	#11
OmegaMax Knight Of The Kingdom Join Date: Feb 2016 Location: It's a bald world! Posts: 179	Anything that helps others get into amiga coding is a good idea to me.

12 December 2017, 07:12	#12
spacey Registered User Join Date: Dec 2016 Location: New Zealand Posts: 63	i'd be interested in this too.

12 December 2017, 12:25	#14
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 384	That's why we should all be diligent to maintain it, make it free of any crap posted by lamers, and make it the best and most thorough resource on the World Wide Web

12 December 2017, 14:44	#15
Amiga1992 Registered User Join Date: May 2001 Location: ? Posts: 19,645	I am VERY interested but have nothing to contribute to it

12 December 2017, 14:58	#16
Asman 68k Join Date: Sep 2005 Location: Somewhere Posts: 828	Voted: Interested, and may also contribute. respect

12 December 2017, 22:13	#17
tolkien AmigaMan Join Date: Oct 2012 Location: Castro Urdiales/Spain Posts: 760	Very interested but dont know if I would can contribute.

12 December 2017, 22:18	#18
Daedalus Registered User Join Date: Jun 2009 Location: Dublin, then Glasgow Posts: 6,335	Amigacoding.com would be the ideal place for that, and could be expanded with other sections, as currently it only has a brief overview of e.g. C compilers. I've built up the Blitz section to what it is now, and it would be great if others contributed too. However, for the past while it's been spewing php errors. I've sent an email to the site owner as he fixed this issue before last year IIRC, but this time I haven't heard back from him... Remaking the ROM Kernel Manuals isn't really necessary though as they're available on amigadev.elowar.com, including the 3.5/3.9 additions.

13 December 2017, 02:05	#19
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 384	If the info on that website is good, perhaps the info from there could be added to my wiki. I plan to have a robust system. I have a computer science degree and am a software and web developer as my full time job so I know what I'm doing

13 December 2017, 14:14	#20
Nightfox Registered User Join Date: Apr 2016 Location: Perth, Australia Posts: 384	I came up with the name Amiga Zone, so I tried registering the domain amigazone.com, but that is already taken despite there being no website there. However, it did suggest I get amigazone.guru instead. How perfect! That's what I went for

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