I like the point: Solving P=NP reminds me of rust's * In theory. Rust is a work-in-progress and may do anything it likes up to > and including eating your laundry.
On Wednesday, 10 December 2014 19:15:05 UTC+1, Christian Peel wrote: > > One thing that I would very much appreciate is some kind of development > schedule. For example > - Some kind of general roadmap > - a plan for when 0.4 and future releases will come > - Any plans to switch to a regular schedule? (yearly, six > months, ...) > - What features remain before a 1.0 release? > - When will following arrive? > > faster compilation > > pre-compiled modules > > Interactive debugging; line numbers for all errors > > Automatic reload on file modification. > > Solving P=NP > > I know that it's tough to make such a schedule, but anything that you can > provide would be helpful. Also, I'd be happy for something like a weekly > update; or a weekly blog post to help those who don't peruse this group in > depth each day. > > Thanks! > > Chris > > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 5:41:35 AM UTC-8, Tamas Papp wrote: >> >> From the discussion, it looks like that homepages for programming >> languages (and realed projects) serve two purposes: >> >> A. provide resources for the existing users (links to mailing lists, >> package directories, documentation, etc) >> >> B. provide information for potential new users (showcasing features of >> the language, links to tutorials). >> >> Given that space on the very front page is constrained (in the soft >> sense: no one wants pages that go on and on any more), I think that >> deciding on a balance between A and B would be a good way to focus the >> discussion. >> >> Once we have decided that, we can shamelessly copy good practices. >> >> For example, >> >> 1. the R website emphasizes content for existing users (in a non-flashy >> way that I am OK with), with very little material for new users, >> >> 2. about 1/3 of the middle bar on >> https://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Haskell is for new users >> (explanations/tutorials/etc), the 1/3 is for existing users (specs, >> libraries), and the final 1/3 is for both (forums, wiki, etc), >> >> 3. http://new-www.haskell.org/ is mostly caters to potential new users >> ("see how great this language is"), >> >> 4. the content of clojure.org is similarly for potential new users, >> while the sidebar has links for existing users. >> >> Best, >> >> Tamas >> >> On Wed, Dec 10 2014, Hans W Borchers <[email protected]> wrote: >> >> > Look at the R home page. R is one of the most popular languages, and >> esp. so >> > for statistical and computational applications. A programming language >> does >> > not need bloated home pages. >> > >> > I like the old Haskell home page much more than the new one. The new >> one >> > has >> > large, uninformative background pictures and not much information in a >> > small >> > and readable view. The HaskellWiki front page was much better in that. >> It >> > may >> > not even be decided which version will win. >> > >> > [Clojure])http://clojure.org/) has a nice, simple and informative home >> > page, >> > while [Scala](http://www.scala-lang.org/) has overdone it like the new >> > Haskell. For other approaches see the [Nim](http://nimrod-lang.org/) - >> > formerly 'Nimrod' - and [Nemerle](http://nemerle.org/) home pages. >> > >> > In the end I feel the condensed form of the Python home page will >> attract >> > more interest, for example with 'latest news' and 'upcoming events' on >> the >> > first page.This gives the impression of a lively and engaged community. >> > >> > >> > On Wednesday, December 10, 2014 11:23:37 AM UTC+1, Tim Holy wrote: >> >> >> >> I like the Haskell one better than the Rust one. >> >> >> >> --Tim >> >> >> >> >> >
