Ask HN: Does Your GitHub Repo Need a Landing Page

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NixOS

I'm <i>really</i> not fond of that agpt landing page. So many red flags; the AI-generated background, mailing letter box with accompanying email-beggar text, the Discord button (!!!) being given as much space as the Github repo click-through... it's a mess. The whole website feels more boilerplate than content. I mean, look at these quotes! > With the help of the incredible open-source community, we’re making approximately a month’s progress every 48 hours. > Auto-GPT is pushing for the best, autonomous AI assistant for every device for every person. In the near future, we want you to be able to accomplish more everyday. > We have come to define ourselves by what we do. If this can be automated, how may we then define ourselves? By what we create! Every line of copy I read from that site makes me feel like I'm getting dumber instead of learning about their product. If you are building a landing page for a serious software project, you <i>need</i> a more professional approach. You can be playful if you want, but the landing page somehow manages to be <i>less informative</i> than the Github repo in the example you've listed. Since everyone will ask, here are some software project landing pages that strike me as well-designed: https://julialang.org/ https://nixos.org/ https://www.scheme.org/.

#Front End Package Manager #Package Manager #Linux Tools 246 social mentions

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Julia

I'm <i>really</i> not fond of that agpt landing page. So many red flags; the AI-generated background, mailing letter box with accompanying email-beggar text, the Discord button (!!!) being given as much space as the Github repo click-through... it's a mess. The whole website feels more boilerplate than content. I mean, look at these quotes! > With the help of the incredible open-source community, we’re making approximately a month’s progress every 48 hours. > Auto-GPT is pushing for the best, autonomous AI assistant for every device for every person. In the near future, we want you to be able to accomplish more everyday. > We have come to define ourselves by what we do. If this can be automated, how may we then define ourselves? By what we create! Every line of copy I read from that site makes me feel like I'm getting dumber instead of learning about their product. If you are building a landing page for a serious software project, you <i>need</i> a more professional approach. You can be playful if you want, but the landing page somehow manages to be <i>less informative</i> than the Github repo in the example you've listed. Since everyone will ask, here are some software project landing pages that strike me as well-designed: https://julialang.org/ https://nixos.org/ https://www.scheme.org/.

#Programming Language #Technical Computing #OOP 114 social mentions