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I think having the cutesy landing page is designed specifically to exclude the kind of curmudgeons who consider themselves super serious developers who only do
by Spivak 3y ago
I think having the cutesy landing page is designed specifically to exclude the kind of curmudgeons who consider themselves super serious developers who only do super serious work who are too good for fun. If you've ever hung out in dev communities that skew younger it's like 90% memes and mostly positivity.
They're sending all the right signals that working with them would be enjoyable which is good when you want to build a community and are just starting out.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoWhen I open the page of a framework, I want to quickly understand the value proposition of a framework. Of course the attitude you're describing, is more about memes, being cool, having fun, and having lots of free time, and yes, a lot of modern young "developers" are like that these days. They don't do much developing, but they sure have a lot of fun.
- Spivak 3y agoYou must have had a very different experience than me because I will literally never pump out as much code as I did when I was ~14-19. Free time, nigh infinite motivation and energy, and a brain that sucks up information like a shop vac after a flood.
- 3cats-in-a-coat 3y agoWhat you did and what (most) young people do now is not the same thing. We're in a very rapid cultural shift.