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It's amazing what a facelift can do to the perception of a project. There are some really great projects that look abandoned or the docs are really difficult to
by brokentone 12y ago
It's amazing what a facelift can do to the perception of a project. There are some really great projects that look abandoned or the docs are really difficult to use that prohibit me from giving them a fair shake.
- mhurron 12y agoIt's amazing how many people measure a project based on the amount of time it spends redesigning the website to follow the trend-du-jour.
- brokentone 12y agoYep, that's exactly what I'm saying. It's not fair, but it is the case.
- edraferi 12y agoThis isn't as crazy as it might seem - using a modern home page design proves that someone has been investing time in the project since that design became popular. Using the "trend-du-jour" for a homepage quickly communicates to viewers that the project is alive & active. It's a much more accessible signal than mailing list or commit history (although those are clearer, more accurate signals of project health).