Re: What to do to get new users
Nikolay Nikolov via fpc-pascal <[email protected]>
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On 10/17/24 10:29 AM, Nikolay Nikolov wrote: > > On 10/17/24 10:10 AM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote: >> >> >> On Wed, 16 Oct 2024, Hairy Pixels via fpc-pascal wrote: >> >>> On Oct 17, 2024 at 4:12:08 AM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal < >>> [email protected]> wrote: >>> >>>> I have proposed this to the FPC core team, after some insistance I >>>> managed >>>> to get a list of constraints from (if memory serves well?) 1 person. >>>> >>>> I admit I was put off by what I perceived to be a complete lack of >>>> enthusiasm >>>> for this plan in the team, so I put it in the refrigerator for the >>>> time >>>> being... >>>> >>>> My intent is to re-start the debate on this after 3.2.4 comes out. >>>> >>>> Just to say that I do think the site (20+ years old?) can use an >>>> overhaul, >>>> and that with the above plan, no developer time needs to be spent >>>> on it. >>>> >>>> >>> This thread is supposed to be about getting new users but I hear many >>> people still digging their heels in on these out dated elements. A >>> 20 year >>> old website can’t be good. No business would allow this so I don’t >>> see how >>> it should be different for a compiler. It’s possible new potential >>> users >>> get to the website and think it’s a joke and leave right then. This >>> is what >>> people are like in the real word and it should be taken notice of in my >>> opinion. >> >> I fully agree. It is especially true for young people. >> >> My wife creates websites for a living. I nearly had to re-animate her >> after she looked at the FPC website. >> The FPC website is a no-go area for her since that time. >> >> Hence my intent to re-open the debate. > > I also agree. Unfortunately, as I said, compiler developers don't make > good web designers. > > Examples for bad sites (I'm repeating myself, I know): > > https://gcc.gnu.org/ > > https://llvm.org/ > > But this time I'll also give some better examples: > > https://nim-lang.org/ > > https://www.haskell.org/ > > https://www.rust-lang.org/ > > https://ziglang.org/ > > https://www.python.org/ Another example - Ada, a Pascal-like language: https://ada-lang.io/ Nikolay _______________________________________________ fpc-pascal maillist - [email protected] https://lists.freepascal.org/cgi-bin/mailman/listinfo/fpc-pascal