RE: perf.haskell.org’s list of branches got more useful

[Simon Peyton Jones]

|  Generally, UI that needs extensive documentation is bad UI.
|  So if the interface is confusing, gipeda needs to be improved (and may
|  it be with “title” tags that explain the fields). If there are concrete
|  issues with the page, let me know, and I’ll try to improve the
|  interface.

Well that's a great aspiration, but it is a hard one to deliver on.  I am completely flummoxed by almost every element of the current page. (And not just this UI, but many others.)

* Nothing says what the baseline is; your email specifically says that you have changed the baseline

To take the first line of the "Branches" section

* What does "2 days ago" mean?
* What does "3 commit to cb300e" mean?
* What does 276 mean
* What does the little histogram mean?
* What does 0+0- mean?

I'm short, I'm lost.  I need a little page with an example and explanations of each element.

Simon

|  -----Original Message-----
|  From: ghc-devs [mailto:ghc-devs-bounces at haskell.org] On Behalf Of
|  Joachim Breitner
|  Sent: 25 April 2016 11:34
|  To: ghc-devs at haskell.org
|  Subject: Re: perf.haskell.org’s list of branches got more useful
|  
|  Dear Simon,
|  
|  
|  Am Montag, den 25.04.2016, 09:32 +0000 schrieb Simon Peyton Jones:
|  > But your email will soon disappear into the mists of time, and the
|  > page itself does not convey the same information.
|  >
|  > Is there a wiki page, kept up to date, that explains exactly how to
|  > read the performance results?
|  
|  no, there is not, but I have doubts it will stay up-to-date. Also, the
|  performance dashboard is not GHC specific, so the GHC trac is an odd
|  place for documentation.
|  
|  Generally, UI that needs extensive documentation is bad UI.
|  So if the interface is confusing, gipeda needs to be improved (and may
|  it be with “title” tags that explain the fields). If there are concrete
|  issues with the page, let me know, and I’ll try to improve the
|  interface.
|  
|  Greetings,
|  Joachim
|  
|  
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