I don't think it's awful, and Carla's right, there's always going to be debate about these changes and a settling period. However, I do think the criticism of it being too corporate-looking now is valid. Two pieces of concrete feedback (in case the maintainers are listening), one on how to address the corporate-ness, and one minor quirk:
1) Putting the "Companies using Go" at the top makes it seem *really* corporate- rather than programmer-oriented. Why can't we lead with "Try Go", then "What's possible with Go", and only then "Companies using Go"? 2) The download link is for the Windows binary, and I'm running Linux. Would be nice if it could try to auto-detect based on my User-Agent, which includes the words "X11", "Ubuntu", and "Linux". Not quite as good for cache-ability, I know, but definitely a nicer user experience. I like how go.dev looks quite good on a phone! Oh, and that they've kept the cute gopher(s). -Ben On Thursday, November 25, 2021 at 9:21:33 AM UTC+13 Hein Meling wrote: > I also don’t like it very much… it is just too noisy. But I haven’t spent > enough time with it to really make a note of concrete issues. > > :) Hein > On Tuesday, November 23, 2021 at 7:46:19 PM UTC+1 poe...@gmail.com wrote: > >> Am I the only one who thinks this? The old site golang.org had a simple >> and elegant design and appearance. It presented just most important >> information and essentials; the front page was small and straight to the >> point, and the navigation and site as a whole emphasized information and >> tools to get real work done. It was like the site embodied the principles >> and values of the Go language itself: simple, practical, and efficient; no >> bullshit. A site for programming professionals designed by programming >> professionals. >> >> Contrast with the new site go.dev: emphasizing and cluttered with sales >> pitch and persuasion tactics (as if Google's own successful usage and >> support for Go wasn't already enough to sell most people) and auxiliary >> information not directly relevant or helpful to the programming task at >> hand. The site looks and feels like it was designed by a third-party >> freelancer who just took a generic business template and added the color >> blue (the color of Go's logo). It displays no unique personality nor does >> it reflect the qualities of the Go language itself, unlike the old site. >> Sloppy margins and typography and obfuscated with auxiliary content, it >> seems no careful thought or subtlety has been given to its design or >> presentation. >> >> I can't think of one thing I like about the new site compared to the old >> one, and would like to see the old site make a comeback. >> > -- You received this message because you are subscribed to the Google Groups "golang-nuts" group. To unsubscribe from this group and stop receiving emails from it, send an email to golang-nuts+unsubscr...@googlegroups.com. To view this discussion on the web visit https://groups.google.com/d/msgid/golang-nuts/e403cfac-3cea-446f-b334-a64993fa47a0n%40googlegroups.com.
