Beta for new VSCodium's website

[daiyam]

Hi,

I'm building a new website for VSCodium.
The beta is at https://vscodium-next.netlify.app/

Let's me know what you think. Thx

[MelihDarcanxyz]

I'm no expert by all means, but the contrast is easier on the eyes in this one. And the installation part looks better, more compact.

[webu-45]

I am new to VS Codium and have chosen it hoping that it is completely separated from Microsoft. The first thing that strikes me is that the forum and username/password are been managed by GITHUB, apparently owned by Microsoft.

[darkenastar]

_I love it, thank you for providing me insight and data. I am practicing with it right now and I am understanding many things; all of which are stupendous. I do love puzzles.

[marcovidero]

I think you did a great job. It is a good upgrade from previous versions.

PS: I miss anchors to these sections on header:

1. Why Does This Exist
2. More Information
3. Join the Community

[darkyzhou]

In "More Information" section of https://vscodium-next.netlify.app/

More Architectures
VSCodium supports a wider range of architectures like PowerPC64, RISC-V64, Loong64 or System/390.

Typo? I think "or" should be "and"

[KataFF]

I think "or" came from the fact that the Electron binaries running VSCodium are compiled for a specific CPU architecture (e.g. you can't use a RISC-V binary on x86 without an emulator or some translation layer), but "and" would be better for sporting it's portability as a feature

[gjordanra]

It is not bad, just fix the accessibility issues, eg, the buttons' color contrast is too low, white text needs a darker background for the buttons, keep all the links the same color, don't use orange over white or light colors over white. Some of the white space looks off, there is to much space between sections that makes them look orphaned. The grey tone is also to low on contrast is almost the same tone as the white background and making the text hard to read. I think you are trying to use the sky blue color of the logo, instead use the darker blue on it or a similar darker blue for the text, but the links should not be the same color as the blue text. That is just some quick review that I could tell

[Zosoled]

I prefer the immediate icon and "VSCodium" text of the original above-the-fold; it's like "boom you know where you are" whereas the new version looks kind of generic. I'm a fan of serif fonts, but no one seems to like them on the web. Whoever donated a Mac Mini M1 has a broken logo. "Why Does This Exist" is a little philosophical, and it seems unnecessary and redundant when the question is immediately answered. Maybe something like "All the power of VS Code. None of the privacy concerns." or "Powerful Coding. In Private." Installation section is a massive improvement, love it. Two tiny things: "Install" instead of "Installation" is more of a call-to-action, and OS icons would be nice to see. The top toolbar is amazing, no notes. Overall though, regardless of my own feedback, it's a huge improvement from the original site.

[bradmarshall]

• The borders on the boxes in the More Information section look clickable but aren't. Maybe go border-less for those?
• The documentation section looks like an awesome resource, it looks like a lot of time and care was spent there! 😄 Since it's so in-depth, I feel like you could maybe do well to funnel people there a little more? There's top-level menu item which is great but maybe a "read our full documentation" call to action at the bottom of the More Information section would help out people who read the bullet points but still want more details.

[Project516]

This is really good and an improvement from the current website!

[ViktorVoloshko]

Definitely looks more modern and easier on eyes with dark mode.

I think you could add a sidepanel with links to sections (like there are on top bar on current website).

[aasharif]

I think a floating sidebar would be a good addition as well.

[ajaxStardust]

well done!
:)

[lorenzohanssens]

Huge fan of this!

[DetachHead]

the "Installation" section could use the user's user agent to select the correct OS by default. i'm on windows and it defaults to linux for me:

[dabzse]

let me see: on Fedora with my "default" browser I have the same. good to know: Fedora uses .rpm, not .deb;
if I open the site with LibreWolf, which is default setted as windows user agent on my Fedora, in that case I need to change the type again.
so, this is no good option.
if nothing is selected, you have to select something.
but if you need a .repo file, or the insider version.... there is no good variant which fits for everybody.

2-3 more clicks once, only once. result:
on windows you will get a notification about a new version, click it, update it.
on Linux: there is a package manager for updating

[essienxavier]

programar e dificio

[kobinabrandon]

I'm not a web developer, but this looks quite nice. It's snappy, while having a more modern look and feel. May I ask what technologies were used?

[dabzse]

as I saw: nextjs. possible with react and typescript

[daiyam]

https://github.com/VSCodium/vscodium.github.io/tree/next

[Secret-chest]

It looks better than the previous one, but I find the Inter font overused, I suggest Roboto, Source Sans Pro, Geist, Overpass, Lato, FreeSans (Helvetica carbon copy) or anything. Also the "MIT License" text looks too statistics-like, as does the New text.

[andergisomon]

Work Sans is a good quirky one too

[infirms]

Looks much better than a current one, I like it.

[somerandompiggo]

Looks great, nice work

[Sinaker]

Would be great if dark mode didn’t require an expedition through a menu. Rather not go blind before I turn it on. Other than that website really got an upgrade!

[DetachHead]

it uses the system theme by default:

so perhaps your system theme is set to light by default?

[leegee]

Nice site. I have albinism, so also photophobia, so am very sensitive to bright themes and contrast issues -- your new beta site is very easy on my eyes, thank you! Good work.

[AnotherWorkingNerd]

To add to the "Looks Great" chorus above and like many of the others I'm not really a developer. Thanks for the work on the new site.

[futurk]

loved it. plain and eye-friendly. good job and thanks!

[PopCat19]

Looks pretty good. Make sure for NixOS installation section it's:

environment.systemPackages = [
  pkgs.vscodium
];

or for temporary installation (if needed):

$ nix-shell -p vscodium

[IGUNUBLUE]

It's so beautiful !!

[KataFF]

Personally, I liked the simplicity of the old website, but - eh - I only use the website when forced to use some lame normie OS like Windows. On Linux you just install thru the package manager as one should.

[libremann]

I think it can be designed more beautifully and better. The website of such a large project should be designed so beautifully that it is more beautiful than the official vscode website.

[libremann]

I think it can be designed more beautifully and better. The website of such a large project should be designed so beautifully that it is more beautiful than the official vscode website.

[Secret-chest]

All I'd like is for the Inter font to disappear, not everything needs to use it.

[zaximlo]

Something about the "try insiders" button disappearing so suddenly feels off. The re-centering is abrupt to me.

[DetachHead]

the title "Replacements" here is broken for some reason:

not sure what could be causing it because i checked the markdown file for this page and it looks fine

[daiyam]

Thx for the catch!

[GeraldScott]

Very nice look-and-feel.

One major thing I would add, between "Why Does This Exist" and "More Information", is a section about "Compatibility", or something to that effect.

When I tell people about Codium as an alternative to VS Code, I have to explain that there is almost no difference at all between the two, other than the fact that it removes the M$ customizations.

Their (and mine) major concern is about extensions, key-mappings, security, and so on.

I know that the "Why Does This Exist" section explains about the customizations, but new users want the reassurance of knowing that the experience will be identical, if not better because the cognitive load of feeling like you are under surveillance is gone.

I am pretty sure that the bulk of people coming to Codium have arrived here because they are using VS Code but are still not really sure that they are going to have the same, if not better, experience.

[darkenastar]

I would mention that you can download and install VS Code but getting new source code, forking, and using it is very hard without first knowing that you are doing it!

[SDAdham]

When I tried it, my system is light color mode but it was showing dark mode instead while it is highlighting system as the selected. Here is a screenshot:

You can see my top nav bar is light, I'm on macos 15.6.1 and arc browser.

Good work though, I like the landing page.