Site Generator

Tags:tech,projects,meta

This site is generated for both the web and gemini from a bunch of gemtext files using a go program. This program is very specific to my site, although you are free to take whatever you want from it for your own.

gemini

Download it from here

Why Not [hugo/zola/jekyll/whatever other tool]?

I ran this site on a variety of those tools (first jekyll, then lb, then hugo, then zola) in the past. The main problem I had with all of them was that I would reach a point with all of them where this happened:

• I had a problem, or wanted to do [x].
• I looked up how to do [x] with [tool], and it was complicated.
• Something about how [tool] handled [x] seriously bugged me, and I couldn't fix it.

After switching between a few different tools I realised that I was coming across the exact same problems with all of them just at different times, so I decided to build my own.

Goals

• Understandability: I want to be able to understand every line of the program.
• Simplicity: No features I don't need, all the features I do need.
• Immediate Editing: An editing environment that I like.
• Gemini First: Gemini is awesome, let's use it! The web sucks, so I'm considering it a secondary target.
• Flexibility: I want to be able to change anything about anything if I want.
• Learning Exercise: An opportunity to learn is always a good thing!
• Avoid JS: Everything that can be done without JS should be done without it. Nothing on the site should have any JS.

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