On Tue, Jul 12, 2011 at 4:22 AM, Sergey Didenko <sergey.dide...@gmail.com> wrote: > >> Public relations -- Project status and activity. This area seems to >> suggest the main Clojure page should be covered in tickers and feeds >> of various kinds > > I think the main site needs just a pane with a big noticeable header "News", > that shows one-two latest important stories and updates one time per 5-15 > days. Also has a link, a few links on where to read much more news (feeds > for blogs, aggregators, twitters, etc). It's purpose not to "create > clutter", but to give an impression that "Clojure" is not outdated for a > random visitor.
I know what the purpose would be. And also what the effect would be if it was done badly, say by cramming every remotely relevant news feed onto the front page. :) > Just a script that updates the date can backfire very badly if other site > areas look outdated in the eyes of a random visitor. ? > When people are looking for a new shiny thing among 100 of other just new > things, they can turn into "scanning mode" despite the fact that in other > conditions they " do > that sort of "analytical comprehension" " What other new shiny languages are there with any traction? Scala, and maybe F#? -- Protege: What is this seething mass of parentheses?! Master: Your father's Lisp REPL. This is the language of a true hacker. Not as clumsy or random as C++; a language for a more civilized age. -- 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