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Shalabh Chaturvedi  
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 More options Jan 18 2006, 3:06 am
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From: Shalabh Chaturvedi <shal...@cafepy.com>
Date: Wed, 18 Jan 2006 00:06:25 -0800
Local: Wed, Jan 18 2006 3:06 am
Subject: Re: New Python.org website ?
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Steve Holden wrote:
> http://beta.python.org

Hm. Am I the only one not particularly impressed? Sure the front page is
'slick' but a few clicks reveal a fairly shallow facade of marketing
material, with no real content. In general gives the impression of
'phony' company trying to make a big impression. Most good non-tech
managers are very wary of such organizations/companies.

My gripes with the whole thing:

1. Learn why.., Learn why.., Learn more..? Unless each one takes you
directly to a great success story, these should be removed.

2. There is no (published) Python success story for Google. So link to
google.com looks phony. What does 'Google written in Python' mean
anyway? The google.com server is Python? One backend script is in
Python? Without more information, this just seems likes a shameless
attempt to create credibility. (Sure I know Google uses Python
extensively, but I'm not the one who needs to be sold on Python).

3. What is PyXP? Windows XP? Extreme Programming? Again, there is
nothing underneath. Where is the NASA success story?

4. I have a lot of respect for GvR, but there ought to be more
advertising of the fact that the language is not supported by just one
person. There is an great dev team behind it and a stable PSF
organization. Anyone reading 'developed by one person' is not left with
the fuzzy feeling of a mature, well-supported product that is here to stay.

5. A 'more..' link under Written in Python is sorely missing. It appears
only 5-6 apps are written in Python. Where is a link to the cheese shop?

Managers are looking for maturity, stability, support and unique
strengths, not coolness or flashy sites (though presentation definitely
helps).

Hopefully most of these will get fixed as people 'convert' the site and
fill in content. I would urge people to do some 'user' testing - get
persons not very familiar with Python and get their honest opinion on
the site.

The only think I liked was the 'Using Python For' section on the home page.

That's all for now.

Cheers,
Shalabh


 
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