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Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by robotnoises » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:01 PM UTC

zoner wrote: post #4

So is it just a custom coloured version of Twitter Bootstrap?

Yes it is: http://i.imgur.com/sJjJwSa.png

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by Ulti » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:03 PM UTC

robotnoises wrote: post #20

Ulti wrote: post #12

OOC how many people would be interested in a Perl 6 Corporate Look n' Feel type site? Where everything is just designed to be boring and on message for production use in a business setting. Front page has Docker deployment and continuous integration setup steps etc. (that all exists and works FYI) Everything would be muted colours and mostly cloning the style of https://www.haskell.org/ or https://nodejs.org/en/ or e…

I love the bug, but it's because I have a two year old daughter.

I love the bug too really :'( I have a Moomin on my desk, I have the aesthetic sensibility of a two year old. The problem is no one else I work with does. That is a problem, at least for me.

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by woolfy666 » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:04 PM UTC

Compliments to the Perl 6 community. Nice new layout and design.

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by robotnoises » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:05 PM UTC

Larry Wall's discussion on the logo, Camelia (https://raw.githubusercontent.com/perl6/mu/master/misc/camel...):

Discussion Highlights =====================

From: Larry Wall Date: March 24, 2009 10:25 Subject: Re: Logo considerations

[...] I think there's a tendency to go way too abstract in most of these proposals. I want something with gut appeal on the order of Tux. In particular I want a logo for Perl 6 that is:

    Fun
    Cool
    Cute
    Named
    Lively
    Punable
    Personal
    Concrete
    Symmetric
    Asymmetric
    Attractive
    Relational
    Metamorphic
    Decolorizable
    Shrinkable to textual icon
    Shrinkable to graphical icon

In addition, you can extend just about anything by attaching "P6" wings to it. I also take it as a given that we want to discourage misogyny in our community. You of the masculine persuasion should consider it an opportunity to show off your sensitive side. :)

Hence, Camelia.

Larry

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by debacle » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:08 PM UTC

The examples on the homepage kind of underscore how little like Perl Perl 6 actually is.

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by [deleted] » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

sigzero wrote: post #10

assface wrote: post #5

This ship sailed 10 years ago. It's too little too late. The real question is whether python3 can avoid the same fate...

Python 3 is not even in the same boat. Please stop trolling.

[deleted]

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by shaxpeer » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

I'm encouraged that this website looks this bad. We're in the last seizures before dying of Perl. Seriously, look around at the other options, they're all better. All of them.

I'm so tired of this delusional community. Let Perl be legacy; turn the lights out.

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by estefan » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:14 PM UTC

Obviously targetting the preschool market. Get 'em young!

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by david-given » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:17 PM UTC

Ulti wrote: post #22

robotnoises wrote: post #20

Earlier quoted context omitted.

I love the bug, but it's because I have a two year old daughter.

I love the bug too really :'( I have a Moomin on my desk, I have the aesthetic sensibility of a two year old. The problem is no one else I work with does. That is a problem, at least for me.

...a few years ago I was in Beijing and was utterly gobsmacked to see, in a ludicrously expensive fashion shop in the heart of the most expensive shopping mall in the city, a shirt with Little My on it.

So apparently we're not the only ones.

Re: New Perl 6 Homepage

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Post by hahainternet » Mon, Oct 05, 2015, 1:25 PM UTC

shaxpeer wrote: post #27

I'm encouraged that this website looks this bad. We're in the last seizures before dying of Perl. Seriously, look around at the other options, they're all better. All of them. I'm so tired of this delusional community. Let Perl be legacy; turn the lights out.

> Seriously, look around at the other options, they're all better. All of them.

What's a better option to Perl 5 or Perl 6 that doesn't have associated downsides?