Some thoughts: Hackage includes - making the distinction between program, library. ( plugin ?) - an expanded set of categories Cpan includes - tester reviews - the dreaded 'other' category
To improve fundability once you get to thousands of libraries/apps/plugins/frameworks/languages It's not to early to think about an expanded set of categories, or even a more sophisticated vocabulary with a structure like the Library of congress subject headings, though not quite as big. ;) Tagging may also serve this purpose, though it has problems not limited to tags like 'other'. Once you start using more tags/categories how they are used can become a problem. - is a teachpack a plugin, language extension, or a language? The other metadata question that jumps to mind is the licence under which packages are offered. I think this would be important if you integrated collects and planet.(racket app store anyone?) Cheers, Stephen On Tuesday, July 27, 2010, Matthias Felleisen <[email protected]> wrote: > > If this hasn't come up yet here, please do take a look at > > http://donsbot.wordpress.com/2010/05/31/there-are-a-hell-of-a-lot-of-haskell-libraries-now-what-are-we-going-to-do-about-it/ > > I am sure we will face this kind of problem one day and we might be able to > prepare ourselves a bit. > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev > -- -- Stephen De Gabrielle [email protected] Telephone +44 (0)20 85670911 Mobile +44 (0)79 85189045 http://www.degabrielle.name/stephen _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://lists.racket-lang.org/listinfo/dev
