Don, On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Don Stewart <d...@galois.com> wrote: > brad.larsen: >> On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Hong Yang <hyang...@gmail.com> wrote: >> [...] >> > Maybe later on we can add an Example section to Description, Synopsis, and >> > Documentation sections produced by Haddock. >> > >> > Also, having a section for comments is helpful. This is the case especially >> > when there are several similar packages coexisting, comments can help >> > people >> > choose which one to use. >> > >> > Thanks, >> > >> > Hong >> [...] >> >> +1 > > I'd like to see people writing comparative reviews of libraries in each > category, and publishing those reviews online. > > -- Don
If there were a comments section for the packages on Hackage, it would lower the barrier to entry for writing such comparisons. :-) It takes a good chunk of time to write up a detailed, informative blog post, with performance measurements, etc. for competing packages. Many people do not have the time to do an in-depth review of a package; I am grateful when people do take the time to such reviews. If there were a comments or review section on Hackage (a la CPAN), I imagine that more people would provide feedback. Another issue with the published package comparisons is an indexing problem. At present, the only way for potential users of a package to find reviews is through actively searching for them via Google or asking other Haskellers. With a comments area for a package, one could link to an off-site, in-depth review. Sincerely, Brad _______________________________________________ Haskell-Cafe mailing list Haskell-Cafe@haskell.org http://www.haskell.org/mailman/listinfo/haskell-cafe