Eliminate comparison.html?

In https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/778 I'm proposing replacing http://dlang.org/comparison.html with http://erdani.com/d/comparison.html The silly one-column comparison was a vestige of a multi-column comparison that did more harm than good. I replaced it with a simple hierarchical list. However I wonder if we should eliminate the page altogether, or redo it completely. Thoughts? Andrei

On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 17:32:43 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > In https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/778 I'm proposing replacing > > http://dlang.org/comparison.html > > with > > http://erdani.com/d/comparison.html > > The silly one-column comparison was a vestige of a multi-column comparison that did more harm than good. I replaced it with a simple hierarchical list. > > However I wonder if we should eliminate the page altogether, or redo it completely. Thoughts? > > > Andrei http://dlang.org/features2.html - http://dlang.org/D1toD2.html Maybe a good step for 2015 is to get ride of those. Regarding comparison, it feels a bit redundant with overview. However, your version is way easyier to "parse" than the wall of text in overview. IMO, adding the missing links would make it a suitable replacement.

On 1/17/15 9:51 AM, Mathias LANG wrote: > On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 17:32:43 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: >> In https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/778 I'm >> proposing replacing >> >> http://dlang.org/comparison.html >> >> with >> >> http://erdani.com/d/comparison.html >> >> The silly one-column comparison was a vestige of a multi-column >> comparison that did more harm than good. I replaced it with a simple >> hierarchical list. >> >> However I wonder if we should eliminate the page altogether, or redo >> it completely. Thoughts? >> >> >> Andrei > > http://dlang.org/features2.html - http://dlang.org/D1toD2.html > Maybe a good step for 2015 is to get ride of those. Agreed. Walter? > Regarding comparison, it feels a bit redundant with overview. However, > your version is way easyier to "parse" than the wall of text in overview. > IMO, adding the missing links would make it a suitable replacement. I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs a rewrite or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, e.g. questions like "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore. Andrei

January 17, 2015

Re: Eliminate comparison.html?

Posted by Walter Bright
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Walter Bright

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On 1/17/2015 10:04 AM, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
> On 1/17/15 9:51 AM, Mathias LANG wrote:
>> On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 17:32:43 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote:
>>> In https://github.com/D-Programming-Language/dlang.org/pull/778 I'm
>>> proposing replacing
>>>
>>> http://dlang.org/comparison.html
>>>
>>> with
>>>
>>> http://erdani.com/d/comparison.html
>>>
>>> The silly one-column comparison was a vestige of a multi-column
>>> comparison that did more harm than good. I replaced it with a simple
>>> hierarchical list.
>>>
>>> However I wonder if we should eliminate the page altogether, or redo
>>> it completely. Thoughts?
>>>
>>>
>>> Andrei
>>
>> http://dlang.org/features2.html - http://dlang.org/D1toD2.html
>> Maybe a good step for 2015 is to get ride of those.
>
> Agreed. Walter?

Yes.


>> Regarding comparison, it feels a bit redundant with overview. However,
>> your version is way easyier to "parse" than the wall of text in overview.
>> IMO, adding the missing links would make it a suitable replacement.
>
> I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs a rewrite
> or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, e.g. questions like
> "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore.

Yes, it's an embarrassment at the moment.

On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 18:04:24 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs a rewrite or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, e.g. questions like "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore. And please change that logo: http://dlang.org/images/d3.png is so early 90's. I don't mean anything wrong with that, but I don't think it fit in the current standard. Matheus.

On Sun, Jan 18, 2015 at 01:05:25AM +0000, MattCoder via Digitalmars-d wrote: > On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 18:04:24 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > >I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs a rewrite or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, e.g. questions like "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore. > > And please change that logo: http://dlang.org/images/d3.png is so early 90's. I don't mean anything wrong with that, but I don't think it fit in the current standard. Maybe it can be replaced with one of the frames from: http://eusebeia.dyndns.org/~hsteoh/tmp/mascot.png :-) I made that model in povray, btw, so if need be I can render new poses as necessary. T -- Don't throw out the baby with the bathwater. Use your hands...

On Sun, 18 Jan 2015 01:05:25 +0000 MattCoder via Digitalmars-d <digitalmars-d@puremagic.com> wrote: > On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 18:04:24 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: > > I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs a rewrite or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, e.g. questions like "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore. > > And please change that logo: http://dlang.org/images/d3.png is so early 90's. I don't mean anything wrong with that, but I don't think it fit in the current standard. it's fsckin' great! oh, no, not another "modern" plastic shit or android-like chimera... it's lighthearted and promises that journey with D will be full of fun and entertainment.

On 1/17/15 5:05 PM, MattCoder wrote: > On Saturday, 17 January 2015 at 18:04:24 UTC, Andrei Alexandrescu wrote: >> I think http://dlang.org/overview.html is long in the tooth and needs >> a rewrite or replacement. It's not appropriate for D at this moment, >> e.g. questions like "Why D?" etc. don't need answered anymore. > > And please change that logo: http://dlang.org/images/d3.png is so early > 90's. I don't mean anything wrong with that, but I don't think it fit in > the current standard. > > Matheus. Yah, we got out of teenage years. -- Andrei

On Sunday, 18 January 2015 at 01:13:53 UTC, H. S. Teoh via Digitalmars-d wrote: > Maybe it can be replaced with one of the frames from: > > http://eusebeia.dyndns.org/~hsteoh/tmp/mascot.png > > :-) Well I can see a pattern there: http://i.imgur.com/k0FpgIn.png PS: I hope Walter don't mind! :) Matheus.

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