-0 for a redesign. I might be the only one but I like the current simple design. I find it quite elegant. Apache projects do not tend to have fancy websites. That's ok. If you consider the AWS pages, they are far from being modern or beautiful.
A redesign often is appealing but it can take a huge amount of time to get it right. This can mean the project is unable to focus on the main target of delivering great software and documentation. Some concerns: 1. Content regressions (content not being displayed properly, content and graphics not fitting anymore, code formatting breaking) 2. Higher entry barrier for committing (tooling / formatting becomes complicated) 3. Lack of focus on the content which needs work too (e.g. outdated information, lack of documentation of features) That said, I would support a redesign if we prevent regressions and build on standard tooling and best practices. I'm just not convinced (yet) that the pros outweigh the cons. -Max On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 9:57 AM Danny Cranmer <dannycran...@apache.org> wrote: > > Hi Deepthi, > > +1 for a redesign. > > I like the idea of setting up a committee/team that can produce some mock > ups and create a FLIP where the community can elect the best look and feel. > I very much look forward to seeing the results! > > Thanks, > Danny > > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 8:37 AM Jing Ge <j...@ververica.com.invalid> wrote: > > > Hi Deepthi, > > > > Thanks for the feedback. Zeplin I mentioned is a UX/UI design software[1], > > it is not Zeppelin. > > > > It is great to hear that Amazon UX/UI designers would contribute. There was > > a lack of front-end engineers in the past. Hopefully we could find enough > > front-end contributors for this big project. > > > > +1 looking forward to your proposal. > > > > Best regards, > > Jing > > > > [1] https://zeplin.io/ > > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 8:59 AM Shuo Cheng <njucs...@gmail.com> wrote: > > > > > Hey! > > > > > > +1 for the proposal, the first page of Flink is more like a tutorial > > > document for developers compared to the other top apache projects. > > Looking > > > forward to a more attractive Flink website. > > > > > > Best regards, > > > Shuo > > > > > > On Tue, Feb 21, 2023 at 8:13 AM Mohan, Deepthi > > <mdee...@amazon.com.invalid > > > > > > > wrote: > > > > > > > Hi, > > > > > > > > I am a product manager for Kinesis Data Analytics, AWS’s managed > > service > > > > for Apache Flink. I’m creating this thread to gauge community interest > > in > > > > redesigning the Flink website: https://flink.apache.org/. > > > > A few of our customers have provided feedback that the Apache Flink > > > > website looks dated. One customer claimed that the website looks > > > > “unwelcoming” and lacks useful graphics and colors. Another said it > > looks > > > > “like a wiki page thrown together by developers.” Customers also point > > > out > > > > other related Apache project websites: https://spark.apache.org/ and > > > > https://kafka.apache.org/ as having “modern” user design. Many were > > > > surprised to hear that Flink has been a top-5 Apache project for > > several > > > > years now. > > > > As https://flink.apache.org/ is likely the first page someone new to > > > > Flink encounters, it will be helpful to modernize the look and feel of > > > the > > > > website. Given the growing interest in Flink, we have an opportunity to > > > > make content and features visible and easily accessible to customers. > > I’d > > > > like to learn if this is an idea we should pursue. I can create a FLIP > > if > > > > there is interest. > > > > Thanks, > > > > Deepthi Mohan > > > > > > > > >
