On Jul 2, 2005, at 3:32 PM, Josh Gargus wrote:


> I think that Martin raises some good points.  A few small changes  
> can go a long way.
>
> - The list 'Hot Sites' probably shouldn't be on the front page, for  
> all of the reasons that Martin lists.  It would be more appropriate  
> to add a 'Links' or 'Hot Sites' or 'Projects using Squeak' link to  
> the navigation bar on the left.
>
> - The order of the links in the navigation bar makes no sense.   
> 'Seaside' comes before 'Documentation'?!?  Seaside is very cool,  
> but it does not define Squeak, and probably shouldn't be in the  
> navigation bar at all (just put it under 'Links'/'Hot  
> Sites'/'Projects using Squeak').
>
> - If the 'Hot Sites' list is moved from the front page, we need to  
> put more stuff to replace it.  I suggest adapting the opening text  
> from the 'About' link:
>
> Squeak  is an open, highly portable Smalltalk implementation with  
> powerful multimedia facilities.  Squeak is the vehicle of a wide  
> range of projects, ranging from education platforms to commercial  
> web application development and beyond.  <'beyond' could link to  
> 'Hot Sites' page>  Squeak runs on a virtual machine that is written  
> entirely in Smalltalk, making it easy to debug, analyze, change,  
> and port to new platforms.
>
> Squeak is available for free via the Internet.  Each release  
> includes complete source code, and has platform-independent support  
> for color, sound, network access, and more.  A more complete  
> description of what Squeak is and what makes it uniquely powerful  
> can be found here <'here' links to 'About' page>
>
>
> - The 'Get the Squeak CD or the Squeak DVD distributions' line  
> might go in another green box under 'Download' on the right.  After  
> all, they are just other ways of getting Squeak.
>
> - The 'Documentation' section should prominently list the Squeak  
> Swiki at Georgia Tech.  SmallWiki documentation does not belong in  
> the documentation section.  Perhaps add a new link at the end of  
> the navigation bar on the left ('This Website'?).
>

Josh,

Agreed on all counts.  I just went in and made a number of these  
changes - I hope the website team doesn't mind, but if they do, hey,  
that's why it's a wiki...

I also did a little cleanup of English grammar and usage, but there's  
still more that could be done there.  I don't mind doing another pass  
at that later.

The front page does feel a little short and empty now, though.  We  
may want to have a "featured project" or something rather than just  
the list of "hot sites".

Avi