-1 TryClojure is an opportunity, not a liability. Treat it as such.
2c Sent via mobile On Mar 29, 2011, at 8:00 PM, Ken Wesson <kwess...@gmail.com> wrote: > On Tue, Mar 29, 2011 at 2:03 PM, Sean Corfield <seancorfi...@gmail.com> wrote: >> Having one central authoritative Getting Started page might be a good >> thing. > > +1 > >> However, the official page isn't very welcoming for newbies right now >> since it assumes you either start with an IDE or a build tool. >> Pointing out try-clojure.org would probably be a good thing there >> (although that site is currently down) > > Terrible idea, unless that site is going to become a *lot* more > reliable in the very near future and then stay that way. Otherwise, > newbies will come to the official page, think "neat-o!" or "huh, maybe > I can use this", click "Try Clojure", get an error, shrug, and give > up. Dead links to your so-called demonstration on your front page will > be what they see, and they'll interpret it as either the site is > defunct and succumbing to bit-rot or the whole thing is not yet ready > for prime time. Too young or already dead but not yet embalmed and > buried, one or the other. > >> and covering some very simple download'n'go approaches might also help. > > +1 > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your > first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
