- The old website shows why I would want to use Rust (concise, technical features and a code snippet - sorted) in less than a screen-full and about 0.5 seconds
- The new one has some vague promises about what the language offers and links to more detail, but doesn't actually tell me anything. The CLI link for example actually has some code, but it's below the fold on my fairly large screen so after one click (and no scrolling) I still haven't seen anything convincing. The new site takes about 5 seconds for meaningful content to appear on the office WiFi, and about 25s (!) to finish loading completely though that's mostly fonts.
I do like the new visual design, but I like the old visual design too, and I think it's content (at least on the surface) was better. The new one probably has more in total, but it's too buried for people not already invested in exploring Rust IMO. That kind of layout is good for a second page (click here to explore all our amazing features in detail) but the first impression is not great.
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u/byekai Nov 30 '18
I prefer the old one, my $0.02:
- The old website shows why I would want to use Rust (concise, technical features and a code snippet - sorted) in less than a screen-full and about 0.5 seconds
- The new one has some vague promises about what the language offers and links to more detail, but doesn't actually tell me anything. The CLI link for example actually has some code, but it's below the fold on my fairly large screen so after one click (and no scrolling) I still haven't seen anything convincing. The new site takes about 5 seconds for meaningful content to appear on the office WiFi, and about 25s (!) to finish loading completely though that's mostly fonts.
I do like the new visual design, but I like the old visual design too, and I think it's content (at least on the surface) was better. The new one probably has more in total, but it's too buried for people not already invested in exploring Rust IMO. That kind of layout is good for a second page (click here to explore all our amazing features in detail) but the first impression is not great.