Thanks for the response! I do agree that the colors are way too
"hot" (I've must've been quite tired when I submitted that mockup)
Someone noted that the concept that I pitched had too much
whitespace, which is a sentiment that I do not share. There's a
lot of issues with the readability in the current design; way too
wide columns just to name one thing. I must also completely
disagree with the "90's anachronism" part.
You may feel that a "Getting started" section and simplified
link/navigation structure might be insulting or inefficient, but
is the site supposed to cater to the entrenched D-practitioners?
As long as the readability and the layout of the documentation is
accurate and clear what does it matter to you? There's not any
inherent value in complexity.