Meet the Developer

[Hewitt Huntwork]

I'm going to offer some criticism here, and it is intended to be constructive. I was excited to see "Meet the Developer" on the site and would love to see it again, but done differently.

The interview with Peter from Linplug was, for me, a disappointment. The only thing I learned from it was the part where he talks about the passion and principles that drive his company; since several developers share this kind of passion it would be great to get more in-depth on the subject.

I didn't see anything that was different or special about Linplug (and my assumption is that there must be but discussing it was not on the agenda), didn't learn anything about it's products, didn't learn anything about Receptor, and was generally left with the feeling that an opportunity was missed. The interview had a quality to it of going through the motions; asking questions that one might if interviewing him for his college alumni newsletter, rather than for a board of people who have a keen interset in a specific subject.

I'm not saying that your interviews have to meet my criteria to have value. I may be the only voice of dissent you encounter. I just wanted to share my thoughts, and my hope that next time we will get to know the developer a little more, and not just "meet" him.

[Johnny Cherry]

I agree I found the interview boring and didn't enjoy how it was written. Sorry to bitch but I was disappointed and hope the other interviews are to a higher standard.

[Bryan@MuseResearch]

Sorry to hear that I've let you guys down. And being an open minded and learning kinda guy, I'm anxious to hear your suggestions on how we can make it more meaningful to our community. I've done a lot of interviews with artists, especially during my gig at E-MU, and you'd be amazed at how hard these things actually are, especially when you are working across time zone and language barriers.

Not to sound too defensive, but I thought that the interview with Peter is valuable, I think it conveys his personality fairly well (he is a very likable guy, but is very serious about his products and has amazing conviction and commitment to his company).

I thought my questions were fun and unusual, and I personally don't want the "Meet the developer" feature to turn into a marketing piece about the company's products. For that you can just visit the developer's website.

I want this to be more of an inside view about why the particular developer went into business, and to reveal more about the person behind the products rather than the products themselves.

I also think it is imperative that we, as a community, understand that there are real, hard-working people behind the products these developers create, and perhaps it will give people pause for thought before they download a crack of a developer's products.

SO... now that I've expressed my thoughts and intentions, it's time for you guys to put your money where your mouth is:

What questions do YOU want asked of developers? What insights do you want to gather about the people who make these cool products?

I'll pick the top five questions from all suggestions made, and they'll appear in the next interview. (okay, it might not make the next interview, which is in process with the folks at OhmForce, but certainly for the one after that)

Please send them directly to me at bryan@museresearch.com.

Thanks for your feedback.

Bryan Lanser
VP Marketing
Muse Research

[Ben [KVR]]

So, any feedback for Bryan?

[Wopelka]

what's Meet the Developer?

[Ben [KVR]]

It's over at Plugorama - http://www.plugorama.com/customer/meet_ ... nsener.php

[herodotus]

Perhaps some sort of uniform questionaire can form the bones, and the interview can touch on the human side of it.

For the questionaire, how about:

1. What makes you different from other developers?

2. How did you learn your craft?

3. What is your working method?

4. What motivates you to create new plugins?

5.What's the best synth for Tarnce?

6. How do you get that Cher vocal affect from that 'Do you believe' song?

etc.....