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Ask HN: What would you expect to see in a programming language website?

3 points by interfacesketch 7 years ago · 1 comment · 1 min read


I am creating a website template for a programming language.

What features or characteristics do you expect to see in a programming language site? Are there sites you think make good examples from an information point of view?

What features outside the core language documentation are useful? For example: success stories, who's using the language, case studies, upcoming events, links to talks, articles etc.

What about the visual design? I feel visual design is important, but that doesn't mean a heavy, bloated site or one which is visually overload. Something simple but pleasant.

Thoughts appreciated :-)

chipuni 7 years ago

What does this language do better than other languages? What can I do with this language more easily? Where is it most useful?

A really useful programming language website would present a medium-sized project, showing the strengths and weaknesses of the language. For example, you could show how Conway's Game of Life would be written in your language -- including graphics and parallelism.

Good luck with your website and your new language!

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