That one's just 'sort' so it feels kind of short. But things like that that aren't in the stdlib are definitely good!
Robby On Sat, May 22, 2010 at 9:04 PM, <engin...@alum.mit.edu> wrote: > > What about a "sort a list," or is that too academic? > >> -----Original Message----- >> From: plt-dev-boun...@list.cs.brown.edu [mailto:plt-dev- >> boun...@list.cs.brown.edu] On Behalf Of Matthew Flatt >> Sent: Saturday, May 22, 2010 12:55 PM >> To: plt-dev@list.cs.brown.edu >> Subject: Re: [plt-dev] Racket web page >> >> Thanks for all the feedback! See below for a status update, and take a >> quick look at the revised page: >> >> http://www.cs.utah.edu/~mflatt/tmp/r/www/ >> >> >> I'm disappointed that we're getting so few 7-line program suggestions. >> Please suggest more. >> >> The main guideline for a good example is that it should demonstrate >> something that a programmer already wants to do. While I appreciate >> Guillaume's suggestion, I don't think that "use functional hash tables" >> is on many wish lists. In contrast, I think of "traverse a directory >> tree", "create a web server", "create a GUI", and "produce documents" >> as more concrete tasks that are easier for programmers to appreciate. >> >> That's just a guideline, and the "write static types" and "handle >> infinite lists" examples are a bit indirect by that standard --- but >> they're also language details that certain communities latch onto, >> which is why think those work anyway. >> >> In any case, we need more good examples, and we especially need easy >> examples like the first few. >> >> ---------------------------------------- >> >> Things fixed: >> >> * The bad intro text at the top left has been removed. >> >> * The Javascript bug that caused clicking the arrows to scroll >> the page is now fixed. >> >> * The code is colorized and hyperlinked. >> >> * The initial example is likely to be simpler, since only the first >> three are candidates to the initial example. (The examples are >> always in the same order; only the starting position changes.) >> >> * The "?" panel explains the current example. >> >> * "Grow your Mind" => "Grow your Skills" >> >> Things not yet fixed: >> >> * We don't yet have good intro text for the top left. >> >> * The links still mostly go to documentation. (Unfortunately, I don't >> see that changing before the release.) >> >> * Some text changes are still needed on pages other the front page. >> >> The were also some style suggestions that we'll consider further, >> including an auto-advance for the slideshow. >> >> _________________________________________________ >> For list-related administrative tasks: >> http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-dev > > _________________________________________________ > For list-related administrative tasks: > http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-dev > _________________________________________________ For list-related administrative tasks: http://list.cs.brown.edu/mailman/listinfo/plt-dev
