I just tried to do what I would do originally and the steps were:
- look at the "functions" example on the main page (an opportunity to mention s-strings there)
- search for "function" in the prql book (s-strings are about 18th position, I probably bailed out before that)
- search for "prql SQL function" and "prql native function" - neither returns the answer on the first page
The sstring on the front page definitely helps a lot. I think just a bit of SEO and a right phrase here and there mentioning "SQL function" and "native function" could help a lot as well.
Thanks for the feedback. We had similar feedback before, and we added an s-string to the example on the homepage.
Any thoughts on how to communicate this more clearly? They're also an item in the Showcase.Without them, PRQL would indeed be harder to start using now, so keen to make them more obvious.