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In contrast to some here, I think this is a strikingly different, minimal, lovely design! Admittedly, the sub-pages should be spruced up with more color and be

In contrast to some here, I think this is a strikingly different, minimal, lovely design! Admittedly, the sub-pages should be spruced up with more color and better layout (they're just too minimalist to convey important concepts about the language). I think these should be more in line with other language showcase websites. As for the 'too much clicking' criticisms: no, it's no great hardship to hit that 'About' menu item!

riffraff 11y ago
but the previous website[0] was also minimal and yet (IMVHO) a lot more effective (and a lot easier to read)[1]. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20151103063328/http://iolanguage.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151103063328/http://iolanguage... [1] EDIT: I am slightly astygmatic, so for me thin white lines on black BG are basically just horizontal fuzzyness. To be constructive: white on black is generally less readable, but it can be somewhat compensated by adding more leading and thicker lines, so i.e. in /about adding this to .text font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: .015rem; makes it a lot easier to read.
stevedekorte 11y ago
Thanks. Which subpages and which parts do you feel should have which colors?
- fractallyte 11y ago
  'Guide': each section has many subsections. When browsing through, it's easy to become disoriented due to the 'sameness'. Numbered titles/subtitles would be easier to navigate. Syntax coloring would add life to the monotones. 'Tutorial': the dark background and proportional typeface is out of character with some of the other code examples. (I happen to prefer mono-spaced code, with syntax coloring.) Examples: https://www.haskell.org/ https://www.haskell.org/ http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/ http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ https://lfe.gitbooks.io/quick-start/content/2.html https://lfe.gitbooks.io/quick-start/content/2.html Other than that, I'm not sure I'd change much else, design-wise...

riffraff 11y ago

but the previous website[0] was also minimal and yet (IMVHO) a lot more effective (and a lot easier to read)[1]. [0] https://web.archive.org/web/20151103063328/http://iolanguage.org/ https://web.archive.org/web/20151103063328/http://iolanguage... [1] EDIT: I am slightly astygmatic, so for me thin white lines on black BG are basically just horizontal fuzzyness. To be constructive: white on black is generally less readable, but it can be somewhat compensated by adding more leading and thicker lines, so i.e. in /about adding this to .text font-size: 16px; font-weight: normal; letter-spacing: .015rem; makes it a lot easier to read.

stevedekorte 11y ago

Thanks. Which subpages and which parts do you feel should have which colors?

fractallyte 11y ago
'Guide': each section has many subsections. When browsing through, it's easy to become disoriented due to the 'sameness'. Numbered titles/subtitles would be easier to navigate. Syntax coloring would add life to the monotones. 'Tutorial': the dark background and proportional typeface is out of character with some of the other code examples. (I happen to prefer mono-spaced code, with syntax coloring.) Examples: https://www.haskell.org/ https://www.haskell.org/ http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/ http://www.gnu.org/software/guile/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ https://www.ruby-lang.org/en/ https://lfe.gitbooks.io/quick-start/content/2.html https://lfe.gitbooks.io/quick-start/content/2.html Other than that, I'm not sure I'd change much else, design-wise...