[fpc-pascal] What to do to get new users

[Nikolay Nikolov]

On 10/17/24 10:10 AM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal wrote:
>
>
> On Wed, 16 Oct 2024, Hairy Pixels via fpc-pascal wrote:
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>> On Oct 17, 2024 at 4:12:08 AM, Michael Van Canneyt via fpc-pascal <
>> fpc-pascal at lists.freepascal.org> wrote:
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>>> I have proposed this to the FPC core team, after some insistance I 
>>> managed
>>> to get a list of constraints from (if memory serves well?) 1 person.
>>>
>>> I admit I was put off by what I perceived to be a complete lack of
>>> enthusiasm
>>> for this plan in the team, so I put it in the refrigerator for the time
>>> being...
>>>
>>> My intent is to re-start the debate on this after 3.2.4 comes out.
>>>
>>> Just to say that I do think the site (20+ years old?) can use an 
>>> overhaul,
>>> and that with the above plan, no developer time needs to be spent on 
>>> it.
>>>
>>>
>> This thread is supposed to be about getting new users but I hear many
>> people still digging their heels in on these out dated elements. A 20 
>> year
>> old website can’t be good. No business would allow this so I don’t 
>> see how
>> it should be different for a compiler. It’s possible new potential users
>> get to the website and think it’s a joke and leave right then. This 
>> is what
>> people are like in the real word and it should be taken notice of in my
>> opinion.
>
> I fully agree. It is especially true for young people.
>
> My wife creates websites for a living. I nearly had to re-animate her 
> after she looked at the FPC website.
> The FPC website is a no-go area for her since that time.
>
> Hence my intent to re-open the debate.

I also agree. Unfortunately, as I said, compiler developers don't make 
good web designers.

Examples for bad sites (I'm repeating myself, I know):

https://gcc.gnu.org/

https://llvm.org/

But this time I'll also give some better examples:

https://nim-lang.org/

https://www.haskell.org/

https://www.rust-lang.org/

https://ziglang.org/

https://www.python.org/

Nikolay