Go deh!

I thought I would compare the contents of the landing
pages of www.perl.org
and www.python.org.

Main Focus

Perl's page has CPAN, its extensive library, front and centre in
the largest fonts. Python's page has a dynamic display of code
samples aimed at interesting the programmer in another language.

Secondary focus

Contrasting the sections other than the main focus:

Extras

The Perl page is a comfortable screen-full that can be read on
most PC's without scrolling. The Python page is around twice that
size.

Design

Unique Bits.

• 
  Example code
  
• 
  Jobs.
  
• 
  Success Stories – both in the main menu and in a
  highlighted section that you page-down to.
  
• 
  “Use Python for...” pointers to successful
  projects using python in categorised areas.
  
• 
  “Python Enhancement Proposals” Pythons
  standardised procedure for proposing changes to the language.
  
• 
  “Diversity Initiatives” As the first section
  of the Community drop-down menu but also as a link in the page
  footer to a sub-page of the community section of the site.
  

• 
  A google translate option for the page as part of the page
  footer.
  
  Python has no such feature, but it does have links to
  documentation in languages other than English hidden under the
  Documentation menu item
  

Conclusions

What conclusions? I use both languages. I know of and support the style of the Perl page which in some ways is like the less cluttered google search page and shows its Unix roots (yah!). I also like the more “designed to market” approach of the Python page, which seems as if if may have a greater appeal to the “pointy haired boss” of the purse strings as well as the programmer looking for skills that may directly lead to employment (because it says so up front for those of low attention spans).