Hi! I’m Sorn The reason I'm sending this email is that I want to make Lua accessible to everyone, especially beginners. If you’re interested, please continue to read.
Beginners are most likely not going to join this mailing list. They’re just not. Especially those who are new to programming in general. As you already know, Lua is used a lot in game development and mods, which makes it the first programming language for many. Maybe it was one of your first programming languages too? It was mine, I got introduced to Lua through Open Tibia (a game.) To continue, at least 90% of the traffic the forum is getting is from beginners searching “Lua forum”, because they need help. The forum has great SEO (mainly because of the domain name) and the forum always appears on the first page on Google. But it’s no use in having great SEO if there aren't enough experts to help the beginners. Further, technical documentation really scares beginners. Forum posts are much more welcoming and it allows beginners to reply and ask questions when something is unclear. This is not possible on luarocks.org (as far as I know.) It would be great to see what beginners are struggling to grasp, and once a question has been answered it doesn’t have to be answered again. This is one of the replies I got on the Lua mailing list: Hi, Sorn. > I agree with you. > I am a beginner and also have feel what you describe. > I am also interested in help. > I have written (not professionally) some little code (a form) that can be > used in Lua v5.1 and v5.3, showing data from an SQLite database. > I agree with you, Sorn. > See you later. LuaRocks is perfect for beginners as it makes package management a breeze, and this is why I'd love to see rock authors on the forum. Therefore, we've created a new LuaRocks section <https://luaforum.com/forums/LuaRocks/> where authors can showcase and discuss their rocks, and we're honored to announce that Hisham has joined the forum! The forum can also be a place for experts to share ideas (such as Space/Time Duality by Gavin <https://luaforum.com/threads/lua-and-the-space-time-duality.151/>). This helps beginners to see good coding practice and style. The space/time duality article is probably the best programming article I’ve ever read. The things you post on the forum will never be deleted. Running a forum is cheap, and I have no problem sponsoring it myself forever; everything is already prepaid until 2025. To summarize, why join the forum? - People new to programming are most likely not going to join a mailing list - The forum has great SEO and it’s the first place many beginners look for help - Technical documentation can be scary and there's no way to ask a question - Experts can share good coding practice and style - Your posts will never be deleted - Can be a great place to showcase your rocks - Making LuaRocks discussions available to beginners will increase the popularity of the rocks *Apologies if you've already received a similar e-mail, I know many of you've already joined. I didn't realize there was a LuaRocks mailing list, to broadcast this message, until now.* I hope you join, but no pressure if you don't. It's up to you. Best regards, Sorn
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