I was actually browsing the docs when the change went through and did a triple take.
That must have been oddly disorienting.
A redesign of the Django websites
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Re: A redesign of the Django websites
#32OT: I know that Django 1.6+ can be used with Python 3.4 but is Django 1.7.1 written in Python 2.7 or 3.4?
Both. It is possible, and not too difficult in fact, to write a single codebase that runs under both Python 2 and Python 3. Which is what Django has done. The same code runs the same under 2.7 or 3.3 or 3.4.
Thanks for the reply.
Are there any guidelines or "best practices" for writing code for both 2.7 and 3.4?
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#33I'm colorblind and some links on the documentation https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ don't look different enough from normal text. Mostly I'm having a hard time identifying links that aren't underlined.
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#34I like new design, but I think it's quite bright.
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#35It must just be me, but it feels that the site is optimized for mobile browsing. There is very little content and my eyes have to move massively just to read the page. I actually prefer the old layout. :/
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#36It's amazing what a facelift can do to the perception of a project. There are some really great projects that look abandoned or the docs are really difficult to use that prohibit me from giving them a fair shake.
It's amazing how many people measure a project based on the amount of time it spends redesigning the website to follow the trend-du-jour.
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#37This is a very interesting redesign, and it shocks me that they chose to do it. On the one hand, this update is beautiful with a tasteful front page and familiar-yet-fresh documentation pages. On the other hand, the old design was also fantastic.
Despite kicking around for just under 10 years, the old Django look never felt old, ugly, or clunky. It had a clean, thoughtful layout with good color contrast and an unmistakable Django identity. To me, it never gained the "cruft" that similarly-aged designs seem to take on. It always felt modern.
Loving the new design, but I would have never guessed that there were plans to ditch the old one.
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#38It must just be me, but it feels that the site is optimized for mobile browsing. There is very little content and my eyes have to move massively just to read the page. I actually prefer the old layout. :/
Welcome to the world of "mobile-first" web design.
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#39I'm colorblind and some links on the documentation https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/1.7/ don't look different enough from normal text. Mostly I'm having a hard time identifying links that aren't underlined.
I'm not colour blind, but I had to look at them for a moment to see they were even different colours, man that's a subtle difference.
Are you Red/Green colour blind? Personally I would have picked a colour closer to the green used in other places of the site to highlight links, but I suddenly became curious as to whether or not that would be any better for you.
Not that I can do anything about it, I'm just really nosy about it since you mentioned it.
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#40I love the new design, it encompasses many modern design patterns, it's clean, flat and all the elements have room to breath. My biggest issue with the redesign it that I and many others have huge difficultly reading black text on a white background. If anyone would like to find out more about visual stress then this link provides a quick, easy to digest overview http://www.crossboweducation.com/articles/visual-stress-symp....
I hope it's a problem they acknowledge and provide a solution in a future iteration. Until then, I'll have to install a browser extension to modify the background colour.