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Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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Re: Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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Some thoughts :

It wasn't absolutely clear to me what this is. The front page (project page) doesn't have a simple, clear description of the application. Or is it a "platform"?

Documentation page has a list of features - but they are all quite technical, not end-user helpful in general. The "getting started" page says :

"rapid development of robust and highly performant websites with content management functionality."

Wordpress is mentioned a lot so I assume it is a "blogging" platform to a major degree. A demo site might help but first, a better description I think.

Re: Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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I know this is not directly related but I've been looking at cms design lately and I was wondering what different approaches people have come across to store documents and content in a structured, hierarchical way? And if there is an accepted 'best' way of doing it.

Re: Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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post #5

Some thoughts : It wasn't absolutely clear to me what this is. The front page (project page) doesn't have a simple, clear description of the application. Or is it a "platform"? Documentation page has a list of features - but they are all quite technical, not end-user helpful in general. The "getting started" page says : "rapid development of robust and highly performant websites with content management functionality.…

Thanks! Really useful feedback, the kind of "obvious" things I did not see any more after being trying to get this ready for release.

EDIT:

Tried to incorporate some of your feedback.

Re: Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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Looks like an interesting project. I'm not entirely sure that you're prioritising the right information though - almost all of the text on your site is about Haskell / the technology stack you're using; but for a CMS, most people care about the admin UI / features and how they simplify the process of managing a website's content.

I think it'd be useful to show some screenshots / examples of how it works, in order to immediately engage potential users, and then lead on to the benefits of using Haskell etc.

Re: Show HN: LambdaCms, a high-performance CMS in Haskell

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This could be really interesting. Any chance you can get a demo running somewhere?

We're planning for that... Please have a look at it in a week or so.

Some screenshots of the admin interface would probably be valuable too.
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