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wow, i have a radically different opinion from yours. for me it is the perfect example of some bad trend in webdesign. It feels like a powerpoint. And just to be clear: powerpoint is useful in some cases, but not on the web. On the web, it sucks.

It's mindbogglingly bloated and terrible.

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It wouldn't be great if the web transformed into this format, but experiencing one or two like this periodically feels like a breath of fresh air.

What's wrong with using a familiar presentation style for what is essentially a presentation?

it's not the right format for the medium. slides are ok in class, or during a meeting - the web is different.

You're watching a presentation about a framework. What makes slides such a bad fit for it?

Slides are presented to you, web content is something you read. Slides can have more graphical elements and animations because they don't carry the full information load - most of that is spoken. You wouldn't do a presentation by giving out flash drives with the slide deck and then leaving.

and in this instance the slides on the website are also not the full informational load, the docs are.

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