Is there a way to see this without cloning the repo and running it locally? (i'm on mobile right now).
Perhaps someone can attach a screenshot or host a live version somewhere? Thanks! AW On Dec 13, 2015 3:25 AM, "Erik Gustafson" <erik.d.gustaf...@gmail.com> wrote: > My dearest fellow PicoLispers, > > I should have shared this two months ago! I don't know why I didn't. > Anyway, I think PicoLisp is the coolest and wanted to give something back > to the community. > > I made a functional mock-up of a possible new homepage for PicoLisp, which > can be found here: > > https://github.com/erdg/picolisp-website > > I set out to build something that reflected the awesomeness of the > language as I see it, while respecting everything that came before me. The > logo is just a different take on the existing logo. And you'll recognize a > lot of the writing from various PicoLisp sources and tutorials; I grabbed > the bits that I thought most effectively described what PicoLisp is about, > and weaved them together with some of my own prose. I think it's fun read > (albeit a little verbose) that would inspire newcomers to give PicoLisp > more of the attention it deserves. > > It was built entirely with PicoLisp, love, and CSS. No frameworks, no > extra JS (or BS, for that matter). I tried to keep the CSS as minimal and > modular as possible - just a few tools and utils that I think fit very well > into the PicoLisp philosophy. > > Do try resizing your browser! It's pretty responsive. Not bad for my first > foray into the world of frontend design :) > > Now, I will admit that this falls more towards the designer side of the > developer/designer spectrum of websites. It's basically a PicoLisp version > of the Haskell website at this point. I'm not entirely sold on it myself > and the 'Try It' section is pretty corny, but I wanted something concrete > to work towards and this is what came of that effort. > > I'm more than happy to answer any questions about the code or design > choices. Even more, I'd love to hear what you all think! What do you like? > Anything that doesn't sit well? > > Frankly, my end game is to inspire the community to begin work on a new > PicoLisp website. PicoLisp has come so, so far in the last year! It's > spreading to more architectures, embedded devices, more people are joining > the mailing list than ever, writing and sharing software. I love every > second of it! So I wanted to give you all something to react to, to start > the conversation. > > I had a blast creating this, and I hope that comes through! > > > Peace, love and PicoLisp, > Erik > > >
