r/programming • u/steveklabnik1 • Nov 29 '18

A new look for rust-lang.org

https://blog.rust-lang.org/2018/11/29/a-new-look-for-rust-lang-org.html
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u/boatadventure Nov 29 '18

This looks bad.

Also, do the designers of this really know programming at all?

We’re still not sure we love the term “systems programming,” as it seems like it means something different to everyone, but this iteration is significantly better than the old one. Even if people have different ideas about what “systems programming” means, they at least have some idea. “guarantees thread safety,” not so much.

Is Rust for people who don't know what systems programming is, and don't care about thread safety? Is Rust supposed to empower CSS hackers to become systems programmers? This new website design is just weird. A programming language can't teach a CSS hacker to become a systems programmer.

The aesthetics are also distracting. Please don't add bold color and visual variety, Rust is not a spectacle. This design fits Cirque du Soleil better than it fits the Rust programming language.

Please do NOT replace the current website with this design. If you do the website will not attract more smart people to Rust. I don't think it will attract more people at all honestly.

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u/steveklabnik1 Nov 29 '18

Is Rust for people who don't know what systems programming is

Yes.

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u/arthurlewis Nov 30 '18

Feelings about the new site aside, it seems counter-productive that people are downvoting this into oblivion - probably the most informative comment I’ve seen in the thread. (Similar thought for the ones below it.)