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I don't understand this at all. How is this for developers?. The first screenshot of the main page is half logos/ads for companies using go. If I'm a developer

I don't understand this at all. How is this for developers?. The first screenshot of the main page is half logos/ads for companies using go. If I'm a developer using this is meaningless to me. The first link in the navigation "Solutions" brings you to another page that is completely filled with pointless logos of companies using go. And then if you click on one of the 4 "solutions" you get taken to ANOTHER page with company logos. I DON'T CARE!!! Get that noise out of there. > Clicking on Explore brings you to pkg.go.dev What?! I would have never guessed that. Why isn't the link just "Packages" then? "Explore" means nothing to me as a developer. Naming is one of the hardest problems in computer science and you already had a good name (it's in the URL!), why create another meaningless name? As a developer I can say this web site isn't targeted at me. And to be honest, I don't know who the target is. Is it for developers who aren't go developers? Is it for go developers? As a non-go developer, this site doesn't encourage me to want to use go. And as a go developer I don't want to have to sift through meaningless marketing speak, testimonials, and company logos. I'm already using the damn language! Can't all the company logos and testimonials be moved to a section called "Case studies" instead of being littered all over adding noise? All I want to know is who is the target audience for this?

i_v 7y ago
> All I want to know is who is the target audience for this? I imagine these pages are intended for someone who's interested in Go but wants to know more. I know plenty of people who base their decision entirely on what companies have had the most success when picking a programming language to learn. I think these pages satisfy the questions of "Who uses Go? What do they use it for? What did their success look like afterward?" The package explorer does add some confusion for me though. The site otherwise seems entirely geared toward people who are curious about Go.
- choward 7y ago
  > I imagine these pages are intended for someone who's interested in Go but wants to know more But the title literally says "a new hub for Go developers".

i_v 7y ago

> All I want to know is who is the target audience for this? I imagine these pages are intended for someone who's interested in Go but wants to know more. I know plenty of people who base their decision entirely on what companies have had the most success when picking a programming language to learn. I think these pages satisfy the questions of "Who uses Go? What do they use it for? What did their success look like afterward?" The package explorer does add some confusion for me though. The site otherwise seems entirely geared toward people who are curious about Go.

choward 7y ago
> I imagine these pages are intended for someone who's interested in Go but wants to know more But the title literally says "a new hub for Go developers".