A Visual Tour of Web Frameworks' Web Sites
One of the givens of web programming is that there are a lot of different web frameworks out there to choose from. With this many choices, it is also a given that there is a lot of competition amongst these alternatives; which is better, faster, more scalable, easier to learn, easier to modify, etc.
Beyond technical discussions, for which a Google search will find more than enough flame wars to keep you busy, there is the marketing/branding, which is easy enough to show you with these screenshots of the home pages of some of the web frameworks out there.
Scan through these screenshots and try to identify how each of these frameworks is selling itself. Notice any common patterns? If you've used any of these frameworks, is this how you would describe it? Does the site peak your interest in the framework? Does the design of the page make you comfortable that this framework will help you produce your own sites that look great?
Opinions will vary, but the site that really jumps out at me is the Ruby on Rails site, which immediately grabs my attention with a non-standard page layout, forceful "this is different and that's good" branding and the inviting "Get Excited", "Get Started", "Get Better" and "Get Involved" links.
ASP.NET
Ruby on Rails
Django (Python)
TurboGears (Python)
ErlyWeb (Erlang)
Erlang (a language not a framework, but honorable mention for "retro" 1990's style)
