RE: [aspectj-dev] RE: [ajdt-dev] [OT] InfoQ built on AspectJ

["Gregor Kiczales" <gregor@xxxxxxxxx>]

So what you're both saying is that the key message is that AspectJ is 
being used to build real applications that people are running. I guess
I missed that as the key point to be making now!

So 'powered by' seems right on.

Sorry for the distraction!

> -----Original Message-----
> From: aspectj-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> [mailto:aspectj-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of 
> Alexandru Popescu
> Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 11:25 AM
> To: AspectJ developer discussions
> Subject: Re: [aspectj-dev] RE: [ajdt-dev] [OT] InfoQ built on AspectJ
> 
> I agree with Adrian. I see this picture as a sign that 
> AspectJ was used to build the product. Why and how are 
> details that AspectJ documentation and evangilists must provide.
> 
> ./alex
> --
> .w( the_mindstorm )p.
> 
> 
> On 6/1/06, Adrian Colyer <adrian.colyer@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > To my mind, the key message was/is "this application was 
> built using 
> > AspectJ". With the implied subtext... "AspectJ is used in the 
> > construction of real applications".  It's a bit like "Intel 
> inside". 
> > I'm often pleasantly surprised to bump into folks using AspectJ in 
> > places I wouldn't have expected. The goal of the logo from the AJ 
> > perspective is simply to raise awareness that this is going on.
> >
> > For example, if I see on the infoq site "powered by AspectJ" I can 
> > infer that AspectJ is used "behind the scenes". But if I 
> see "better 
> > AspectJ modularity" I'm not sure I can infer anything? Perhaps that 
> > the infoq team like AspectJ?  But that's not as strong a message...
> >
> > Maybe there's a way to work in both a key benefit that 
> AspectJ gives, 
> > *and* the fact that it was used to build the given application, but 
> > there's not much space there!
> >
> >
> > On 01/06/06, Gregor Kiczales <gregor@xxxxxxxxx> wrote:
> > >
> >  That looks good.
> >
> > I'm wondering about "powered by".  what if it was something like
> >
> >   better
> >   AspectJ
> >    modularity
> >
> > or
> >
> >   better
> >   AspectJ
> >    structure
> >
> > or
> >
> >   crosscutting
> >   AspectJ
> >   modularity
> >
> >
> > where the 'better/crosscutting' and 'structure/modularity' would be 
> > gray and smaller, just like in the picture you have
> >
> > that my not be the right words, but here's what I'm thinking. this 
> > image is a chance to get a short compact message out there 
> about AJ. 
> > to say something we want to say. with that in mind, what's 
> a key point 
> > we want to clarify / be-saying about AJ???
> >
> >
> >
> > > -----Original Message-----
> > > From: aspectj-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > [mailto:aspectj-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx] On Behalf Of Mik Kersten
> > > Sent: Thursday, June 01, 2006 9:10 AM
> > > To: 'AspectJ Development Tools developer discussions'; 'AspectJ 
> > > developer discussions'
> > > Subject: [aspectj-dev] RE: [ajdt-dev] [OT] InfoQ built on AspectJ
> > >
> > >
> > >
> > > Here is the latest, with the sources and discussion happening on:
> > >
> > > 143647: create "built with AspectJ" branding graphic
> > > https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=143647
> > >
> > > If we settle on this, or another version, we should make these 
> > > available from the web site for others to use.
> > >
> > > Mik
> > >
> >  > > -----Original Message-----
> > > > From: ajdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx 
> > > > [mailto:ajdt-dev-bounces@xxxxxxxxxxx ] On Behalf Of Alexandru 
> > > > Popescu
> > > > Sent: Tuesday, May 30, 2006 4:38 AM
> > > > To: devAJDT
> > > > Subject: [ajdt-dev] [OT] InfoQ built on AspectJ
> > > >
> > > > Hi everybody!
> > > >
> > > > Sorry for this somehow off-topic message, but I wanted 
> to address 
> > > > a "small" thing with you: InfoQ.com site (hope you already
> > > heard about
> > > > it :-)... and this is not a self-advertisment :-)), is
> > > using in some
> > > > of its layers AspectJ (unfortunately not as much as I
> > > wanted, but this
> > > > is another story).
> > > >
> > > > And, I would really like to point this out by including a small 
> > > > icon/image on the about page.
> > > > Unfortunately, I couldn't find one, and I was hoping that
> > > somebody can
> > > > give me one or point me to an existing one. It should be
> > > something in
> > > > the idea of jive image we have on the about page
> > > > (www.infoq.com/about.jsp) and that right bar will be the
> > > spot where it
> > > > will be placed. If there is none fitting the one I have 
> described, 
> > > > than I think I can use a bigger one and scale it down by myself.
> > > >
> > > > The pointers I got so far are:
> > > > - aspectj (lower case, sans serif font) (thanks to Wes)
> > > > - https://bugs.eclipse.org/bugs/show_bug.cgi?id=143647
> > > (thanks to Mik)
> > > >
> > > > cheers,
> > > >
> > > > ./alex
> > > > --
> > > > :Architect of InfoQ.com:
> > > >  .w( the_mindstorm )p.
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