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You know, I can't think of a really good site for this, which means that maybe it's a good startup idea. Index by language and environment and category, and all

by ufmace 12y ago

You know, I can't think of a really good site for this, which means that maybe it's a good startup idea. Index by language and environment and category, and allow users to submit descriptions of the trade-offs between specific versions of different solutions for the same thing. Maybe vote on them or make it a universally-editable wiki or something. Basically, a site where I could look up, say, C# ORMs or Ruby on Rails authorization gems and see detailed descriptions of what's available and what the major tradeoffs and differences are between them from people who have actually used them would be freakin' awesome.

ngoel36 12y ago
http://www.slant.co http://www.slant.co
- ufmace 12y ago
  Just checked that out from the other comment, actually. Not bad for the simple stuff, but it looks like it sticks to one-sentence pros and cons for each solution. Like for example, one of the top questions there right now is for what is the best blogging platform. The answers are stuff like WordPress - Widely Used and Ghost - Markdown support. I'd like to see something more like a detailed description of the pros and cons of hosting a Wordpress blog vs a Ghost blog by somebody who has actually done both.
  - logn 12y ago
    Slant.co is still the appropriate place for that. A lot of the answers are minimal on detail but only because whoever created the answers wrote it that way. Some of their comparisons get a lot more in depth. They have a meta discussion site if you want to know more.
    - StuieK 12y ago
      Thanks Logn :D @ufmace our problem is more with surfacing consistently quality content than issues with the information architecture. Apologies that you weren't able to find something impressive. Maybe one of the following links might change your mind: http://www.slant.co/topics/1150/~what-is-the-best-keyboard-for-programming http://www.slant.co/topics/1150/~what-is-the-best-keyboard-f... http://www.slant.co/topics/186/~what-is-the-best-hosted-continuous-integration-ci-service http://www.slant.co/topics/186/~what-is-the-best-hosted-cont... http://www.slant.co/topics/217/~what-is-the-best-css-preprocessor http://www.slant.co/topics/217/~what-is-the-best-css-preproc... (this one is missing a lot of sources...) http://www.slant.co/topics/865/~what-is-the-best-vpn-provider http://www.slant.co/topics/865/~what-is-the-best-vpn-provide... Please note that you can click "read X more reasons" to get fully fleshed out pros/cons (ie not just a single sentence) with sources backing them up. We're working really hard to try and solve this problem and get our content more consistently fleshed out. Please let me know if you have anything you would like us to improve on. I saw before that "people who actually used them" is a big bonus for you, we're working on this :)
    - collyw 12y ago
      It doesn't really encourage discussion though. I prefer Quora for the discussion, but it lacks in other areas.
      - StuieK 12y ago
        Are you referring to the comment threads on the answers?
mikeryan 12y ago
I get the feeling this is something that may evolve language by language. Maybe a Meta site? BTW There is "The Ruby Toolbox" site which does this (I think pretty well) for Ruby (and of course Rails) For example Rails Authorization https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/rails_authorization https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/rails_authorization
- ufmace 12y ago
  Yeah, I know about Ruby Toolbox. It's a good start, but all it really tells you about the possible solutions is their relative popularity. I'd like to be able to look at a more contentious category, like Background Jobs, and see some detailed reasons on what the trade-offs are between Resque, Delayed Job, Sidekiq, etc so I can more easily make an informed decision about which one to use. Seems like a good solution for a website, as you'd be able to keep those expert opinions in a particular place for people to go to, rather than having to search around on SO, forums, and IRC sites for this kind of info. While I've got the idea hat on, label it with the version of everything mentioned, so you know when the info might be out of date.

by ufmace 12y ago

ngoel36 12y ago

http://www.slant.co http://www.slant.co

ufmace 12y ago
Just checked that out from the other comment, actually. Not bad for the simple stuff, but it looks like it sticks to one-sentence pros and cons for each solution. Like for example, one of the top questions there right now is for what is the best blogging platform. The answers are stuff like WordPress - Widely Used and Ghost - Markdown support. I'd like to see something more like a detailed description of the pros and cons of hosting a Wordpress blog vs a Ghost blog by somebody who has actually done both.
- logn 12y ago
  Slant.co is still the appropriate place for that. A lot of the answers are minimal on detail but only because whoever created the answers wrote it that way. Some of their comparisons get a lot more in depth. They have a meta discussion site if you want to know more.
  - StuieK 12y ago
    Thanks Logn :D @ufmace our problem is more with surfacing consistently quality content than issues with the information architecture. Apologies that you weren't able to find something impressive. Maybe one of the following links might change your mind: http://www.slant.co/topics/1150/~what-is-the-best-keyboard-for-programming http://www.slant.co/topics/1150/~what-is-the-best-keyboard-f... http://www.slant.co/topics/186/~what-is-the-best-hosted-continuous-integration-ci-service http://www.slant.co/topics/186/~what-is-the-best-hosted-cont... http://www.slant.co/topics/217/~what-is-the-best-css-preprocessor http://www.slant.co/topics/217/~what-is-the-best-css-preproc... (this one is missing a lot of sources...) http://www.slant.co/topics/865/~what-is-the-best-vpn-provider http://www.slant.co/topics/865/~what-is-the-best-vpn-provide... Please note that you can click "read X more reasons" to get fully fleshed out pros/cons (ie not just a single sentence) with sources backing them up. We're working really hard to try and solve this problem and get our content more consistently fleshed out. Please let me know if you have anything you would like us to improve on. I saw before that "people who actually used them" is a big bonus for you, we're working on this :)
  - collyw 12y ago
    It doesn't really encourage discussion though. I prefer Quora for the discussion, but it lacks in other areas.
    - StuieK 12y ago
      Are you referring to the comment threads on the answers?

mikeryan 12y ago

I get the feeling this is something that may evolve language by language. Maybe a Meta site? BTW There is "The Ruby Toolbox" site which does this (I think pretty well) for Ruby (and of course Rails) For example Rails Authorization https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/rails_authorization https://www.ruby-toolbox.com/categories/rails_authorization

ufmace 12y ago
Yeah, I know about Ruby Toolbox. It's a good start, but all it really tells you about the possible solutions is their relative popularity. I'd like to be able to look at a more contentious category, like Background Jobs, and see some detailed reasons on what the trade-offs are between Resque, Delayed Job, Sidekiq, etc so I can more easily make an informed decision about which one to use. Seems like a good solution for a website, as you'd be able to keep those expert opinions in a particular place for people to go to, rather than having to search around on SO, forums, and IRC sites for this kind of info. While I've got the idea hat on, label it with the version of everything mentioned, so you know when the info might be out of date.