bartblast
Help brainstorm the new Hologram home page
Hey there! 
I’m working on updating the Hologram website home page and would love to get your input.
Current situation:
The home page currently has just a hero section with this strapline:
“Web dev got simple again. Build rich, interactive UIs entirely in Elixir using Hologram’s declarative component system. Your client-side code is intelligently transpiled to JavaScript, providing modern frontend capabilities without relying on any JavaScript frameworks.”
What I’m planning:
I want to update the strapline to better highlight both the core value (Elixir-to-JS transpilation) and the bigger vision (cross-platform development from a single codebase, local-first auto-sync data store). I’m also planning to add multiple small sections focusing on specific value propositions, each with a brief description and code snippet.
Questions for you:
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What do you think is Hologram’s most compelling value proposition? What would make you go “wow, I need to try this”?
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What would appeal to different types of developers? (e.g., Elixir devs tired of JS, full-stack devs wanting simplicity, teams wanting cross-platform)
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What should be featured on the home page? What aspects of Hologram should I highlight?
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What kind of code snippets would be most effective? What would make you want to dive deeper?
Thanks in advance for your thoughts!
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AstonJ
What you said in the other thread:
Plus:
Plus:
I think these three things combined will be pure gold and help you stand out 
Being able to work with or alongside Phoenix will also be advantageous - if people don’t have to choose then that lowers the barrier to entry significantly.
I also really like how you’ve repeatedly said DX is important to you - there’s already a lot to learn when people come to Elixir (Elixir, OTP, a bit of Erlang, Phoenix) so making things as simple (and natural and intuitive) as possible can’t be a bad thing.
AstonJ
I saw this the other day and thought it was very cool - imagine a ‘hologram’ (of even just the logo) which is as interactive and organic feeling as this:
derek-zhou
A “wow” application using Hologram. For example: Liveview has Livebook.
Edit: Before Livebook, the “wow” application that won me over to Liveview is Live Dashboard. I think your homepage is good enough; you only need an application to showcase the strength of Hologram.
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