[ryandrake]

Talk about judging a book by its cover. Did he say anything specific about the source of his discomfort? If I'm looking for a text editor, I'm not sure how it matters whether or not its web site is full of images, fonts and colorful reactive javascript modern HTML. All I need is a download link.

[thevibesman]

> All I need is a download link.

A download link is less useful if you want to find out about an editor vs just trying it (especially with Emacs when you first open the program, the killer features are not immediately apparent).

The old site showed a change log, which seems much for like a site for current users than a site for new users.

[9248]

At least for me the change log is one of the first items I read when looking to try new software.

It often tells quite a lot about how involved the developers are, what direction the project is heading to, or how mature it is overall.

[sullyj3]

Prettiness signals professionalism and competence.