Where we can discuss things in private with other programmers, that are unsafe for other users to view.

This may seem corny, but see this topic.

I doubt that this will happen, as it would require the administrators to manage membergroups.

[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg135884#msg135884 date=1133406750]
Where we can discuss things in private with other programmers, that are unsafe for other users to view.

This may seem corny, but see this topic.
[/quote]

Make a forum, and invite other users to post on it, and never give out the link.

That's the only way your idea will be completely satisfied.

[quote author=MyndFyre link=topic=13388.msg135894#msg135894 date=1133410845]
I doubt that this will happen, as it would require the administrators to manage membergroups.
[/quote]

Further, who decides who will and will not be permitted entrance?  What if someone who's technically qualified gets added, only to have it later discovered he publicly reposts everything discussed on the private forum?  It's very difficult to keep information from spreading once it is known by more than a select few, especially when you can't impose any consequences upon the one(s) releasing it.

The vL members will give you a test on some basic programming skills. For example..

const char * testChar = "abcd";
&testchar++;

What is the value of testChar?

If someone knows that, and a few other questions similar to it, they are permitted enterance.

If someone starts reposting stuff, then we just remove their rights.

[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg135958#msg135958 date=1133442100]
The vL members will give you a test on some basic programming skills. For example..

const char * testChar = "abcd";
&testchar++;

What is the value of testChar?

If someone knows that, and a few other questions similar to it, they are permitted enterance.
[/quote]

So, in other words, if anybody pays attention for a few weeks in basic comp sci, they'll get in?

[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg135958#msg135958 date=1133442100]
The vL members will give you a test on some basic programming skills. For example..

const char * testChar = "abcd";
&testchar++;

What is the value of testChar?

If someone knows that, and a few other questions similar to it, they are permitted enterance.

If someone starts reposting stuff, then we just remove their rights.
[/quote]

He's not talking about whether someone is qualified or not, it's whether they're trustworthy enough, which would be hard to determine.

[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg135958#msg135958 date=1133442100]
const char * testChar = "abcd";
&testchar++;

What is the value of testChar?
[/quote]
Off the cuff I'm pretty sure that'd raise a compile-time error.  testChar is supposed to be const.

[quote author=MyndFyre link=topic=13388.msg135969#msg135969 date=1133451958]
[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg135958#msg135958 date=1133442100]
const char * testChar = "abcd";
&testchar++;

What is the value of testChar?
[/quote]
Off the cuff I'm pretty sure that'd raise a compile-time error.  testChar is supposed to be const.
[/quote]

It's also a compiletime error because you're incrementing the address of a variable, which is illegal to do.  He also didn't capitalize the c in testChar when he tried to illegally increment it.

3 distinct errors on 2 lines of code.. you are truly a master. 

Phew,  i kept thinking that didn't look right

lol....Joe you wouldn't make it into the forum you suggested! And I know I wouldn't go through that much trouble if I were hosting it, to test people that is.

Pfft, you just asumed it was C++. Way to think outside the box! Its really pseudocode, and the answer is "bcd".

<3 you all.

[quote author=Joe link=topic=13388.msg136109#msg136109 date=1133566010]
Pfft, you just asumed it was C++. Way to think outside the box! Its really pseudocode, and the answer is "bcd".

<3 you all.
[/quote]

Apparently Joe likes to make up his own programming languages...-.-