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Re: Do you like the current design of python.org?

Date 2014-12-09 12:24 -0800
From Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us>
Subject Re: Do you like the current design of python.org?
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On 12/05/2014 03:30 AM, Fetchinson responded to
> Steven D'Aprano's rant of:
>> 
>> Many links are broken. When you click on the broken link, it says that it
>> has been reported and will be fixed, but weeks later it remains broken,
>> e.g.:
>>
>> https://www.python.org/doc/essays/metaclasses/Eiffel.py
> 
> What makes you think that this page is ought to return actual content?

Could you rephrase that question?  The way it's worded at the moment is like going to a restaurant, ordering some food,
having the plate of food put in front of you, trying to eat the food and getting nothing but air, and then having the
waiter say, "What makes you think there would be actual substance?"


> And what would you estimate, how many standard deviations are you away
> from the average viewer of python.org in terms of these metrics (where
> the metrics are like/dislike of menus, like/dislike of mouse moving,
> like/dislike of unexpected browser behavior, like/dislike of links,
> like/dislike of slide shows, etc.)?

I am reminded of the quote by Edsger W. Dijkstra:

  Simplicity and elegance are unpopular because they require
  hard work and discipline to achieve and education to be
  appreciated.

--
~Ethan~

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Do you like the current design of python.org? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-12-04 18:09 +0100
  Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-05 21:43 +1100
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? "Fetchinson ." <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2014-12-05 12:30 +0100
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? William Ray Wing <wrw@mac.com> - 2014-12-05 09:11 -0500
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-12-05 18:04 -0700
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-12-05 18:05 -0700
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-12-08 23:31 -0800
      Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Peter Otten <__peter__@web.de> - 2014-12-09 10:07 +0100
        Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Rustom Mody <rustompmody@gmail.com> - 2014-12-09 01:29 -0800
      Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Anssi Saari <as@sci.fi> - 2014-12-09 16:53 +0200
      Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? "Fetchinson ." <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2014-12-09 16:58 +0100
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Ethan Furman <ethan@stoneleaf.us> - 2014-12-09 12:24 -0800
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Ian Kelly <ian.g.kelly@gmail.com> - 2014-12-09 13:37 -0700
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? "Fetchinson ." <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2014-12-09 22:13 +0100
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? "Fetchinson ." <fetchinson@googlemail.com> - 2014-12-09 22:16 +0100
      Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-10 11:19 +1100
    Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-10 08:21 +1100
      Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Steven D'Aprano <steve+comp.lang.python@pearwood.info> - 2014-12-10 11:16 +1100
        Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-10 11:27 +1100
          Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? "Christoph M. Becker" <cmbecker69@arcor.de> - 2014-12-10 01:43 +0100
            Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Chris Angelico <rosuav@gmail.com> - 2014-12-10 11:52 +1100
            Re: Do you like the current design of python.org? Ben Finney <ben+python@benfinney.id.au> - 2014-12-10 15:08 +1100

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