Site revamp

Scott Stevenson <[email protected]>
Newsgroups gmane.comp.lib.gnustep.webmasters
Message-ID <[email protected]>
I skimmed the recent thread about the website, and I think a lot of  
the comments are valid. Specifically, I think it's true that the site  
is aimed almost entirely at the existing community.

I think the design I donated two years ago is about due for a  
refresh, so I spent a few hours on a new design. It's a fresh take on  
the same ideas, but with more emphasis on getting people excited and  
up and running. The idea is to give GNUstep the feeling of a real  
product.

     <http://treehouseideas.com/downloads/gnustep.page>

The current site's biggest obstacle to success is information  
overload. I tried to address this a bit on the home page, but I think  
GNUStep in general would benefit from some *new*, highly-focused  
articles on building your first app.

Right now, documentation is somewhat scattered across:

     Documentation (/resources/docs-web.html)
     Getting Started (/experience/documentation.html)
     Wiki Docs
     Developer FAQ

This is overwhleming to the casual observer.

What "Getting Started" really needs are 3-5 "flagship" tutorials that  
are intended as the first point of contact, and that a newbie can get  
through in an afternoon. A critical piece of this, I think, is that  
these tutorials are written in the same style and voice. These  
tutorials could be supplemented by a "More Tutorials" page.


Best Regards,

     - Scott
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