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<div>Hi Magnus and Group,</div><div><br></div><div>Following up on our
discussion, I've created a draft of the website to give you a
better idea of my vision for the redesign.</div><div><a href="https://thesurenk.github.io/openjdk-website/" target="_blank">https://thesurenk.github.io/openjdk-website/</a> <br></div><div><br></div><div>A few:</div><div>1) As of now, code is in a private repo, but the url is public. I'm looking at options to make this site password-protected.</div><div>2). Tech stack: used Hugo static site builder (<a href="https://gohugo.io/">https://gohugo.io/</a>), hosted on github pages (<a href="https://pages.github.com/">https://pages.github.com/</a>).</div><div>3) There are several other open-source static site builders like docusaurus, nextjs, jekyll, gatsby etc. Hugo is widely used and easy to host & update content,</div><div>4) The above is a sample, we can discuss further on design, template, tech stack and future use-cases to decide if this supports our current and future needs. <br></div><div>
<div>5) Though we can use a content management system (CMS) like wordpress, I tried to make it simple with less IT overhead.</div><div></div>
<br></div><div>I
would appreciate it if you could take a look and share your feedback.
Your insights are valuable, and I'm eager to hear your thoughts on how
we can further improve the design and user experience.</div><div><br></div><div>Thanks,</div><div>Suren</div></div><br></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 12:09 PM Suren Konathala <<a href="mailto:konathalasuren@gmail.com" target="_blank">konathalasuren@gmail.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex"><div dir="ltr"><div dir="ltr"><div>Thanks Magnus.This really helps. </div><div><br></div><div>
<div>Sure, I can give it a try and it will be a privilege. I have been
developing & managing websites for over 15 years and this would be a
great experience. The only challenge is to get a consensus on the
website design but we can start somewhere. And will also document my ideas and findings. </div><div><br></div><div>Here's a few to start with:</div></div><div>1. User experience: I would like to see more community engagement & contributions to OpenJDK projects. I was not looking for any fancy, but a basic upgrade on the website design to make it responsive, adaptable to the latest devices and some standard screen resolutions.</div><div></div><div><br></div><div>2. Usage: A few major themes I see for the website are : Core OpenJDK, Documentation, Community. And add a few more.</div><div><br></div><div>3. Audience: Identifying the target audience may be a challenge, but if the team has some analytics on the website usage we can derive some results. Else , we can start gathering some with the new design. guessing some common groups that may be interested on the site. </div><div>For eg: </div><div>- Java is still the widely used programming language in high schools, universities and educational institutions.</div><div>- Code contributors</div><div>- Developers looking to download and read more</div><div>- Other community users</div><div><br></div><div>4. Alternative options: Although Oracle's other Java sites <a href="https://www.java.com/en/" target="_blank">https://www.java.com/en/</a> , <a href="https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/" target="_blank">https://www.oracle.com/java/technologies/</a> maybe more engaging. But OpenJDK being it's own entity, it's better to also have this site updated.</div><div><br></div><div>5. Competition: Microsoft has something similar and does a good job on their .NET & other related open source at <a href="https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/" target="_blank">https://dotnet.microsoft.com/en-us/</a> , <br></div><div></div>and looking at a few other popular open source software (there's so many more): <br><div>- <a href="https://www.python.org/" target="_blank">https://www.python.org/</a></div><div>
- <a href="https://go.dev/" target="_blank">https://go.dev/</a></div><div>- <a href="https://www.php.net/" target="_blank">https://www.php.net/</a></div><div>- <a href="https://wordpress.org/" target="_blank">https://wordpress.org/</a></div><div>- <a href="https://rubyonrails.org/" target="_blank">https://rubyonrails.org/</a> <br></div><div>- <a href="https://www.typescriptlang.org/" target="_blank">https://www.typescriptlang.org/</a></div><div><br></div><div>I will keep the group posted. <br></div><div><br></div><div>Thanks</div><div>Suren</div></div><br><div class="gmail_quote"><div dir="ltr" class="gmail_attr">On Wed, Feb 26, 2025 at 9:55 AM Magnus Ihse Bursie <<a href="mailto:magnus.ihse.bursie@oracle.com" target="_blank">magnus.ihse.bursie@oracle.com</a>> wrote:<br></div><blockquote class="gmail_quote" style="margin:0px 0px 0px 0.8ex;border-left:1px solid rgb(204,204,204);padding-left:1ex">Why don't you create a mockup of how you think the site should look <br>
like? I agree that the design feels dated, but I'm not sure how it <br>
should be changed to be better and more helpful to the intended <br>
audience, and not just prettier and more modern looking.<br>
<br>
I'm not sure what other answer you were expecting. It's not that the <br>
OpenJDK community has a lot of web designers hanging around and <br>
willfully ignoring the website, just because nobody has pointed out that <br>
the design might be lacking...<br>
<br>
Instead, my suggestion is that you design some sketch of what you are <br>
thinking about, send out a link to that, and perhaps give some <br>
rationales or arguments for why this should be more functional than the <br>
current site. That could then be a more constructive ground for further <br>
discussion in the community.<br>
<br>
/Magnus<br>
<br>
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On 2025-02-21 18:43, Suren Konathala wrote:<br>
> Dear Web Group,<br>
><br>
> I'm writing to propose a redesign of the OpenJDK website <br>
> (<a href="https://openjdk.org/" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://openjdk.org/</a>) to enhance its design and user experience. This <br>
> is a follow-up to my previous thread from May 2020 <br>
> (<a href="https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/web-discuss/2020-May/thread.html" rel="noreferrer" target="_blank">https://mail.openjdk.org/pipermail/web-discuss/2020-May/thread.html</a>)<br>
><br>
> The current OpenJDK website's design appears outdated, resembling a <br>
> site from decades past. A modern and intuitive website is crucial for <br>
> a project of OpenJDK's significance, improving navigation, visual <br>
> appeal, mobile optimization, and overall user experience. This will <br>
> ensure key resources are easily accessible, the site is engaging and <br>
> professional, and it functions seamlessly across devices.<br>
><br>
> I'm eager to contribute to this effort and collaborate with the <br>
> community to create a website that effectively serves the OpenJDK <br>
> project. Please let me know your thoughts and suggestions.<br>
><br>
> Sincerely,<br>
> Suren Konathala<br>
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