This seems great. The $20 bothers me, not because I don't want to pay it, I would gladly donate this meager amount for such a useful resource. There's just something in poor taste about not making this open to everyone. And there's an implicit camaraderie and good will that developer communities have come to expect that makes this paywall seem weird and unwelcoming. If you framed this as a donation, with access not contingent on donation, it would be perfectly fine-- and people might actually use it.
On Tue, Apr 19, 2011 at 12:45 PM, Paul deGrandis <paul.degran...@gmail.com>wrote: > This is a great piece visualization for Clojure and very much how I > think about the language as I'm working with it (based on the pictures > and descriptions). This is a nice niche piece of documentation for > the community, power users, and newly emerging Clojure shops. > > Is your freemium model limiting namespaces/content. functionality, or > both? > > Paul > > > On Apr 19, 9:27 am, Ambrose Bonnaire-Sergeant > <abonnaireserge...@gmail.com> wrote: > > Oh wow, this looks exciting! Subbed. > > > > Ambrose > > > > On Wed, Apr 20, 2011 at 12:19 AM, Chas Emerick <cemer...@snowtide.com > >wrote: > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > > Today, I’m opening up a “preview” site for Clojure Atlas [1], a new > side > > > project of mine that I’m particularly excited about. > > > > > Clojure Atlas is an experiment in visualizing a programming language > and > > > its standard library. I’ve long been frustrated with the limitations > of > > > text in programming, and this is my attempt to do something about it. > From > > > the site: > > > > > While Clojure Atlas has a number of *raisons d’être*, it fundamentally > > > exists because I’ve consistently thought that typical programming > language > > > and API references – being, in general, walls of text and alphabetized > links > > > – are really poor at conveying the most important information: not the > > > minutiae of function signatures and class hierarchies, but the stuff > that’s > > > “between the lines”, the context and interrelationships between such > things > > > that too often are only discovered and internalized by bumping into > them in > > > the course of programming. This is especially true if we’re learning a > > > language and its libraries (really, a never-ending process given the > march > > > of progress), and what’s standing in our way is not, for example, being > able > > > to easily access the documentation or signature for a particular known > > > function, but *discovering* the mere existence of a previously-unknown > > > function that is perfect for our needs at a given moment. > > > > > This is just a preview – all sizzle and no steak, as it were. I’m > working > > > away at the ontology that drives the visualization and user experience, > but > > > I want to get some more early (quiet) feedback from a few folks to make > sure > > > I’m not committing egregious sins in various ways before throwing open > the > > > doors to the world. > > > > > In the meantime, if you’re really interested, follow @ClojureAtlas [2], > > > and/or sign up for email updates [3] on the site. > > > - Chas > > > > > [1]http://clojureatlas.com > > > [2]http://twitter.com/ClojureAtlas > > > [3]http://clojureatlas.com/subscribe > > > > > P.S. This is a ML repost of my announcement @ > > >http://cemerick.com/2011/04/19/clojure-atlas-preview/ > > > > > -- > > > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > > > Groups "Clojure" group. > > > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > > > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > > > your first post. > > > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > > > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > > > For more options, visit this group at > > >http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > > -- > You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google > Groups "Clojure" group. > To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com > Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with > your first post. > To unsubscribe from this group, send email to > clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com > For more options, visit this group at > http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "Clojure" group. To post to this group, send email to clojure@googlegroups.com Note that posts from new members are moderated - please be patient with your first post. To unsubscribe from this group, send email to clojure+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com For more options, visit this group at http://groups.google.com/group/clojure?hl=en
