Blitzcoder coming back?

[Shockwave]

Found this on Devcrunch today;

LINKY

Devcrunch seems to be an anomoly in it's self. When I first found it I thought that it must be the replacement for BlitzCoder that happened when Idigicon closed Coders Workshop. There used to be a forum at Devcrunch, now the forum is gone and it seems to be replaced with this fucking blog.

Also noticed a test shop on the site, which pisses me off.
Why the fuck does everyone have to try and make money off the indie coder? No doubt that the comeback reply would be "we are helping the indie coder to sell their stuff".

Anyhow, I hought I'd post it, even though Devcrunch seems like a wasted opportunity, it might be nice for some people here to know that BC may be making a return.. I suppose it would just depend who was trying to make money out of the community this time around..

And I would just like to say that these are just my own thoughts, I have no concerete views yet, I will wait to see what happens before I become opinionated about this.

[mike_g]

I was never around when Blitzcoder was, but I have often seen people go on about how much they liked it. The return should be nice, but then many of the original people will have moved on. Just have to wait and see aye.

As with dev-crunch the forum started to die a slow postless death as most of the old codersworkshop lot floated off elsewhere. The new users were pretty much all young kids. I dident mind them myself, at least I could answer some of the questions for a change which made me feel clever

Personally I dont really like the new blog style. I guess I'll just have to learn demo coding instead now

[ferris]

If it weren't for BlitzCoder, I wouldn't be coding demos today!!

Woot for BC!!

[Hotshot]

Blitzcoder was great site but why on earth they decide open again after all two or three years absent and they are thinking they hope to bring all people back .....where does leave codeworkshop( will they ban that and put blitzcoder back because it was well know popular site)?

I dont mind having blitzcoder back....but will be the same as before?

[Shockwave]

Idigicon own it anyway.. Do you trust them?

[mike_g]

Dont seem like theres a lot going on with this big return of Blitzcoder yet.

Just in case anyones interested the Wednesday Workshops from Codersworkshop are still going on over at socoder. This week theres Atari 2600 remakes which I might have a go at if I come up with some inspiration. 

[Jim]

I never liked the attitude at blitz coder.  There were lots of people needing help that didn't get any, lots of people who knew stuff but didn't help, and the number of non-coders/wannabe-producers on the list trying to set up their new demo groups drowned out pretty much anything else.

I know a lot of folks enjoyed it, but it should stay buried.  It's just a name now anyway.

Jim

[Shockwave]

I'd never heard of socoder, it seems like a very quickly made copy of Blitzcoder, some familiar names there but you know, I really don't feel like registering there now.. That community is more of a place to make games anyway.
Having said that, it's really good of Jayenkai to make a place for the peeps who miss the old BC site, he has to be respected for doing that.

As far as Blitzcoder was concerned, I liked it at first but after it sold out to Idigicon and the farce that was coders workshop I don't think that it should live again.

Also Devcrunch seems to be a big dissapointment.