[calydon]

Taking a stand on something publicly takes courage so I don't want to be too dismissive, but respectfully, Michal, I disagree.

I'm taking the Javascript courses and I barely noticed the page had been redesigned. (That's good design!) I had no trouble finding and walking right into what I wanted. The layout is clear, logical and looks good. The 'start here' tag is probably superfluous because it isn't needed. It's obvious where you should start, depending on what you're after. I immediately got that the HTML course material had been added, but really it seemed like not much more had changed.

I think overall, your article was bad advice.

The slight misalignment of a few elements should be corrected, but actually, why bother - NO ONE but someone with a bone to pick would notice something so trivial. Build, measure, learn - don't obsess over UI pedantry.

Michal - I looked at your proposed redesign and found it cluttered, hard to read, and confusing. Codecademy - here's a good example of when to ignore your vocal users.

[zds]

Thanks for your comments, calydon. I'm the cofounder of Codecademy - would love to hear your feedback via email (and on HN).