Re: [Haskell-cafe] Cal, Clojure, Groovy, Haskell, OCaml, etc.

Don, On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:52 PM, Don Stewart wrote:

brad.larsen:

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On Mon, Sep 28, 2009 at 11:11 PM, Hong Yang wrote: [...]

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Maybe later on we can add an Example section to Description, Synopsis, and Documentation sections produced by Haddock.

Also, having a section for comments is helpful. This is the case especially when there are several similar packages coexisting, comments can help people choose which one to use.

Thanks,

Hong [...]

+1

I'd like to see people writing comparative reviews of libraries in each category, and publishing those reviews online.

-- Don

If there were a comments section for the packages on Hackage, it would lower the barrier to entry for writing such comparisons. :-) It takes a good chunk of time to write up a detailed, informative blog post, with performance measurements, etc. for competing packages. Many people do not have the time to do an in-depth review of a package; I am grateful when people do take the time to such reviews. If there were a comments or review section on Hackage (a la CPAN), I imagine that more people would provide feedback. Another issue with the published package comparisons is an indexing problem. At present, the only way for potential users of a package to find reviews is through actively searching for them via Google or asking other Haskellers. With a comments area for a package, one could link to an off-site, in-depth review. Sincerely, Brad