+1 for a runnable code widget. I think the typical scientific user will want to see immediately how to
1. create some variables. 2. do some math, probably with a matrix or vector. 3. plot something. 4. make a function. That is a basic fooling-around paradigm. Having a plot in the browser will be tricky, but I think it is crucial. On Tuesday, December 9, 2014 5:54:33 PM UTC-6, Elliot Saba wrote: > > Perhaps not now, but as a long-term goal, having a live, editable widget > of code on the homepage is such an awesome draw-in, IMO. > -E > > On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 3:43 PM, Leah Hanson <[email protected] > <javascript:>> wrote: > >> Seeing code examples of a type and a couple of functions that use it >> would probably give a good idea of what the code looks like. The JuMP seems >> exciting enough to highlight both as a package and a use of macros. >> >> I don't know if you want to encourage different styles, but seeing >> examples of Python like, c like, and functional-ish ways of writing Julia >> would be a way to show off the variety of things you can do. >> >> --Leah >> >> On Wed, Dec 10, 2014 at 8:50 AM Elliot Saba <[email protected] >> <javascript:>> wrote: >> >>> We're having intermittent DNS issues. http://julialang.org is now up >>> for me however, and I can dig it: (I couldn't, previously) >>> >>> $ dig julialang.org >>> >>> ; <<>> DiG 9.8.3-P1 <<>> julialang.org >>> ;; global options: +cmd >>> ;; Got answer: >>> ;; ->>HEADER<<- opcode: QUERY, status: NOERROR, id: 56740 >>> ;; flags: qr rd ra; QUERY: 1, ANSWER: 3, AUTHORITY: 4, ADDITIONAL: 4 >>> >>> ;; QUESTION SECTION: >>> ;julialang.org. IN A >>> >>> ;; ANSWER SECTION: >>> julialang.org. 2202 IN CNAME julialang.github.io. >>> julialang.github.io. 2202 IN CNAME github.map.fastly.net. >>> github.map.fastly.net. 15 IN A 199.27.79.133 >>> ... >>> -E >>> >>> >>> >>> On Tue, Dec 9, 2014 at 2:46 PM, <[email protected] <javascript:>> wrote: >>> >>>> >>>> >>>> On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 8:23:26 AM UTC+10, Stefan Karpinski >>>> wrote: >>>>> >>>>> We're looking to redesign the JuliaLang.org home page and try to give >>>>> it a little more focus than it currently has. Which raises the question >>>>> of >>>>> what to focus on. We could certainly have better code examples and maybe >>>>> highlight features of the language and its ecosystem better. What do >>>>> people >>>>> think we should include? >>>>> >>>> >>>> The whole site seems to be offline? Is that because of this? >>>> >>> >>> >
