Re: Qi lang logo

On Dec 20, 9:23 am, "Alex Mizrahi" <udode...@xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx>
wrote:
GS> Does anyone actually choose a programming language because it
GS> has a cool logo, do you want to work with someone that thinks
GS> that way?

you're judging from perspective of experienced programmers, but there are a
lot of unexperienced ones, and they do not know what programming language is
actually good for them.
there are advocates for all languages out there, and often they'll promise
you'll be able to do cool things once you'll master the language. how to
choose without experience?

here additional, indirect factors come into a play, like design of logo and
websites. and there is some sense behind it..

for example, Ruby On Rails' site (http://www.rubyonrails.org/) looks quite
attractive, with it's trendy "web 2.0" look.
unlike UCW's site (http://common-lisp.net/project/ucw/).

and indeed UCW is not for wide unprepared audience out there, unlike RoR, so
judging from look gives correct result.

GS> Let's give Malboge or Brainf*ck the coolest logo around and clear out
GS> some of the dreck programmers. :)

this applies only to cases when alternatives are almost equal and there is
no clear winner.

Folks from 37 signals are famous for their design skills, I don't know
that ucw or any other lisp framework server hired a graphical designer
to make their site.

cheers
Slobodan
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