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Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by seano »

gaius wrote: post #10
goodkarma wrote: post #4

Earlier quoted context omitted.

With a list of "who's using jQuery" that includes Google, Bank of America, Dell, CBS, NBC, Netflix.. your boss might not be the sharpest tool in the shed if "be a javascript rock star" bothers them..

What does that actually mean, tho'? That they're running mission-critical apps on it? Or that some third party ad agency they subcontracted something to happened to use it on one project? Or something in between? I'm always suspicious of client rosters like that because in a big enough company, pretty much everything is being used in one way or another, even if it's only for someone's pet project. It doesn't mean a t…

It's not hard to find out, go to the app, click view source and search for a jquery import. I just checked dell.com and they are using it on the front page.

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by carlos »

Against most opinions I love it.

Why do code/opensource/... sites had such a serious designs?. I think JQuery site design is great, it will take a while to get used to it but surely others will follow.

(In any case, what we have to really care is about the library itself)

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by truebosko »

The site re-design makes jQuery look more complete, like an actual product that is ready to be used and I think that's what they were aiming for.

The rockstar thing, kind of lame but I'm sure you guys can live. (Especailly with the links to Google, IBM, etc right under it)

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by Xichekolas »

ericwaller wrote: post #6

The worst part is the docs, they've become significantly less readable, and the content doesn't start until much farther down the page.

They seem just as readable to me color/font-wise, but the width of the content definitely bothers me.

I realize there is a maximum width the human eye can easily read, but the docs seem much narrower than before, and over half my browser window is wasted with empty space to the left and right.

As for the design itself, I enjoy project sites with a familiar style, but this looks like something out of a commercial for Fruit Roll-ups or something. Very appealing to a 10-year-old I'm sure, but kind of garish.

Oh well, at least jQuery itself is still great. That's all that really matters anyway.

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by mechanical_fish »

goodkarma wrote: post #5

Dude, it's just a javascript library. And a pretty damn good one. I think you guys might be a little too uptight..

Seriously. I'm getting far more than my money's worth from jQuery; they can be as silly as they like.

If you desperately want a jQuery site that looks like Oracle.com, or Jacob Nielsen's site, or whatever, ask John Resig for permission to mirror the content and then reskin the thing.

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by shabda »

goodkarma wrote: post #5

Dude, it's just a javascript library. And a pretty damn good one. I think you guys might be a little too uptight..

Try telling that to clients!

> And a pretty damn good one.

And thats why I want to use it, and would hate to use say, prototype, just because the clients thought Jquery was immature.

Re: Be a JavaScript Rockstar (jQuery site redesign)

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Post by daniel-cussen »

riklomas wrote: post #17
ionfish wrote: post #2

How absolutely ghastly. I'm not sure which I hate more: the copy, the style or the illustration.

What's so bad about the copy other than the "Rock Star" bit? It's pretty much the same copy-wise as the old design.

The rest isn't so bad. It's just that the "Rock Star" part is so incredibly bad that it ruins everything else.
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