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:
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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.
jam
This is fun. Here are some ideas for you:
Headline: A dead simple way to build instant, fullstack Elixir apps.
Subheadline: Power your web / mobile / desktop app with one codebase and an unparalleled UX and DX.
Callouts:
Instant apps with automatic data sync
Easily build local-first apps, made famous by the likes of Linear and Superhuman. Every user action feels instant. Data automatically syncs to the client, say goodbye to complicated fetch patterns and waiting for a server roundtrip.
Simplicity meets scalability
One codebase, one language. Start quickly with a prototype. Scale to millions with Elixir and the BEAM.
Write once, run everywhere
The dream come true. Publish your app to the web, mobile, and desktop in record speed, no App Store intermediaries required.
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I think a Hologram.Page code snippet would be helpful on the home page since that shows the main pieces. Could be a simple counter example or a todo page with add / delete.
I like the idea of a demo app that features its unique abilities. I also think there should be a Todo example repo just so people can get a feel for how the pieces fit together.
Might be worth taking a look at https://www.instantdb.com/ for inspiration
garrison
I think some sort of demonstration of Hologram on the home page would be nice. I actually quite like the current page but it doesn’t really do much to show what Hologram is capable of because it’s not interactive at all. That ball demo you had posted seemed to get a lot of attention, so maybe something in that direction.
I wonder, is it possible to port the compiler to JS? You could do a JSFiddle type thing with Elixir code purely client-side. That would be very cool.
I think this must be a UK thing; I have never heard of this connotation.







