
Hi, I have some usability issues with the Haskell homepage. What is the best place to discuss them? 1) "Search" vs "search" vs "search" The front page has 3 search boxes: * at the top with the buttons "Go" and "Search" * the third link on the left called "Search" * the next link below "Search haskell.org" What is the difference? Is it really necessary to have 3 search boxes? Most webpages have only one. 2) "Libraries" vs "Packages" The front pages says "Find a library" and links to Hackages which lists "packages". To reduce confusion, i think we should settle to the usage of only "packages". Opinions? 3) Haskell frontpage in general I also would like to discuss a general simplification. The Haskell wiki provides a lot of deep information but the front page is overwhelming. The Haskell front page offers more than 50 links = choices. Compare that with http://rubyonrails.org/ (my favorite) http://www.ruby-lang.org/ http://www.python.org/ (also a bit laden) Regarding the rule of 7 we should reduce the information we present on the front page. Who are our visitors and what do they want? * Beginners. People who have no clue what Haskell is want to find answers to the following questions ** What is Haskell? ** How does Haskell look and "feel"? ** Why should i care? ** Who else i using Haskell? ** How do i get started? * Intermediates. People who are getting an idea what Haskell is but want to find out more about it, want to find answers to the following questions ** Where can i read some tutorials? ** Where can i read the API documentation? ** What is going on in the Haskell comunity? * Experts. People who know a lot about Haskell, but come back here, because they want to find answers to the following questions ** What is going on in the Haskell comunity? ** Where can i read about Haskell's future? I'd propose something like the following grouping: * About Haskell ** What is Haskell? ** How does Haskell feels like? ** Haskell success stories ** Getting Started *** Installation guide *** First steps guides * Download * Documentation ** Tutorials ** How to install packages via Cabal/Hackages ** API documentation *** Static pages *** Hoogle ** Community *** Blogs *** Events *** Projects * News See also http://www.haskell.org/haskellwiki/Talk:Haskell bye, lenny