IMO, causing a segfault in the interpreter is more than just a DOS vulnerability :)
On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 6:11 PM, Derek Elkins <derek.a.elk...@gmail.com>wrote: > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 12:31 PM, Jason Dagit<da...@codersbase.com> wrote: > > > > > > On Thu, Jul 9, 2009 at 10:00 AM, Thomas ten Cate <ttenc...@gmail.com> > wrote: > >> > >> By the way, the most valuable pixels, right at the top of the page, > >> are wasted on wiki stuff. Compare > >> http://www.haskell.org/ > >> with, for example, > >> http://www.ruby-lang.org/ > >> http://python.org/ > > > > The thing I like the most from the ruby page is the top box of content > where > > it starts describing ruby with a "Read more..." link adjacent to a code > > snippet. Because I doubt anyone will agree on *the one* best code > snippet > > to show people, I think there should/could be a pool of fun snippets and > > loading the page picks one at random. I have no idea if the wiki engine > > supports this. I also like the strip of links at the top with things > like, > > "Download", "Community", and so on. Something I think the Haskell page > does > > much better than the other two, is the listing of events and hackage > > updates. Both of those sections feel "inviting" to me. It makes me > curious > > and I want to explore. > > > > The python page looks at least as cluttered as the haskell page. Neither > > the haskell page or the python page have the same look and feel of the > ruby > > page. I think the shaded/gradient backgrounds actually add a lot to the > > visual experience. I also like that the boxes have a different bg color > for > > the box title and the box contents. I also like the use of icons on the > > ruby page. The "Download Ruby" link/box with the download icon is very > > inviting. I just want to download it, even if I'm not going to use ruby! > > > > Perhaps we could have a contest similar to the logo contest but for > homepage > > asthetics redesign. I think the content on the haskell page is great, > but > > the visual style of the presentation could be improved considerably. > > > >> > >> If, like the consensus seems to be, the page should be made more > >> friendly to beginners (who are unlikely to want to contribute to the > >> wiki right away), then this should be moved elsewhere, or at the very > >> least made smaller and less obtrusive. > > > > Optimizing for newcomers seems wise. > > Jason > > This is what I see when visiting the Ruby page: > "DoS vulnerability in BigDecimal" > _______________________________________________ > Haskell-Cafe mailing list > Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org > http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe > -- "The greatest obstacle to discovering the shape of the earth, the continents, and the oceans was not ignorance but the illusion of knowledge." - Daniel J. Boorstin
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