when i see software with a really barebones web presence, i assume it's gonna probably be around in a working state for 20+ years. seeing software with a really polished website *always* gave me the vibe that i'd be lucky if it lasted 3 years. nowadays that's a signal that it may not even still be around in 3 weeks
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@jk I've been working as a sysadmin in academia for over 20 years. The more important and entrenched a piece of software is, the more dogshit its website is.
@jk oh yeah, can realte. happens p often and that sucks
@jk If it's on one of those websites where it's got a very slick design, but it's just one really long page with the navigation links at the top going to lower on the page, and each page-length scroll takes you to a completely different visual identity, I give it about 5 minutes.
@jk if it's typeset in the browser's default serif font and the text goes all the way from the left side of the window to the right: that software is going to be rock solid