[erlang-questions] A website to show popular erlang modules

[Bin Wang]

Hi,

I've wrote this website some months ago. I will be happy if you find it helpful.

http://erlang-modules.binwang.me/

It will fetch popular Erlang projects on Github and see how many other
Erlang projects are depended on it. Details could be found here:
http://www.binwang.me/2013-11-16-Fetch-Popular-Erlang-Modules-by-Coffee-Script.html

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[DAO CUONG]

Thanks Bin i like it

[Fisher]

It's helpful!

[Sina Samavati]

That's cool, nice job!

I was thinking of something similar, but with the consideration of the possibility to write reviews, search, and rank. Because, sometimes there are still questions like "which one to use between this and that?" and/or "which one you prefer and why?"

I suppose such features will probably make the community happier.

Thanks,

Sina

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[Loïc Hoguin]

Two things could make it better.

Have 2 numbers: direct dependencies (what you have now) and total
dependencies (including deps of deps of deps...).

Have a togglable list of the projects that use it, with a link to the
github.

Food for thoughts.

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Loïc Hoguin
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[Fredrik Andersson]

Really cool stuff.

How did you find the projects that you analyze? Seems to me that there should be bigger numbers all around.

Also I would recommend that you change the wordings to Erlang Applications instead of modules as modules is something else in the Erlang lingo.

Great effort!

[ll...@writersglen.com]

Hi Bin,

 

Your site is a valuable contribution to Erlang documentation. Much appreciate your hard work. 

 

In a dream world I imagine a link to a noobie-proof tutorial accompanying every listing--- why  and when one would consider using the application and how to use it. Some kind of constructive community rating would be great as well.  Nevertheless, this is a fine step forward. As they say in Mexico paso a paso.

 

All the best,

 

Lloyd

[Bin Wang]

Hi, all

The Erlang projects I'm analyzing is all come from Github. I get the
top 1000 stared Erlang projects from the Github's API. (I can only get
1000). Then analyze rebar.config to find the dependencies. So the
result is all done by machine.

So it's not as complex as a forum. If you are more interested in a
forum that could review, comment and vote , I may write a new project
based on it.

If Erlang has a package manager such as gem or npm, things could be
done much easier.

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Bin Wang