Written on the eve of David I's visit to China

Old Borland users who use the BDN (Borland Developer Network) will be familiar with this kind of respect:

This bearded man is David intersimone, vice president of Borland's developer community. Because intersimone is not easy to remember, the Community is used to calling him "David I ". In BDN, his photo was displayed on the homepage, and he introduced new Community content some time later.

Bnd is an important way to understand Borland technical information. Another way is Borland newsgroup. Since I was a beginner in Delphi, I have been asking questions, getting answers, and trying to answer other people's questions on Borland newsgroup. Borland newsgroup is familiar with Team B, a mysterious organization that provides developers with tireless support and answers to various questions.

Now, David I is coming to China for a visit. It is many years late. The Borland developer community in China is being abandoned intentionally or unintentionally and is gradually declining. The vicissitudes of life are impressive. Programmer magazine wants to have an interview with David I. Meng Yan asked me what I want to ask. I especially want to know the situation of Team B. Today, Meng Yan sent me a reply from David I. The length of the answer will not appear in the magazine. Thank you for your visit and translation. The following is a description of Team B by David I:

Teamb was created more than 10 years ago as an experiment to allow senior users of Borland products to answer technical support questions from other users. The initial plan was very simple: identifying the most experienced users and selecting people who would like to share their knowledge to form a team. And then provide them with free products in return. Ask them to answer questions from other users. Teamb is composed of various employees in various industries, including former university professors, project managers, excellent developers and consultants. The Borland user community is more dependent on teamb to obtain timely and accurate answers. This message is often found in newsgroups. Thanks to teamb for solving the problem that threatens the normal operation of important projects or tasks. Because teamb members are not Borland employees, they are more able to admit their actual views on Borland market performance. Including but not limited to product development, marketing, and support. Most teamb members serve as developers, who are concerned with the developer community. The attention of the developer community will be noticed by Borland through teamb.

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If you 've ever visited Borland's newsgroups at newsgroups.borland.com, or visited the CompuServe forums dedicated to support of Borland products before the newsgroups opened, it's a foregone conclusion that you 've seen posts from members of teamb.

 

Teamb was created more than 10 years ago as an experiment in encouraging advanced users of Borland products to answer other users 'technical support questions. the original plan was deceptively simple: Identify your most knowledgeable users. find those among them who most enjoy sharing their know-how. organize them into a team. offer them free product and benefits in return for their time. let them loose to answer other users 'Questions.

Today, the team is composed of a mixed group of people from backgrounds as varied as the industry itself; former university professors, project managers, hotshot developers, and consultants. more than ever, Borland's community of users depends and relies on teamb to receive timely and accurate answers to their questions. it is not uncommon to read a message in the newsgroups thanking teamb for solving a problem that was threatening to delay an important project or task.

 

Because teamb members are not Borland employees, they tend to be outspoken with their opinions on Ally all aspects of Borland's presence in the market, including but not limited to product development, marketing, and support. being, for the most part, developers themselves, teamb shares the concerns of the developer community. if there is an issue of concern to the developer community, it has likely been brought to the attention of Borland by teamb.