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:language: EN
:project: shitty-ssg
_NOTE: This post generated some interesting discussions elsewhere. See the comments on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25227181[hackernews] and https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/k05oy9/[reddit] to read more._
_NOTE: This post generated some interesting discussions elsewhere. See the comments on https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=25227181[hackernews] and https://old.reddit.com/r/programming/comments/k05oy9/[reddit] to read more opinions on the subject._
On the internet, there is no shortage of good quality https://jamstack.org/generators/[static site generators] (SSG’s) that you can download for free. https://gohugo.io/[Hugo], https://jekyllrb.com/[Jekyll], and hundreds of others are readily available. And they work. You can build all kinds of sites with them. I know that, because I’ve used some of them. Hugo was the driving force behind this website until very recently. Despite that, when I tried to add a new section a while ago, I got rather frustrated with it and decided to build my own generator. It turned out to be a very pleasant experience and not just because I like to program things.
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In the title, I mention that my generator is “shitty” and it is. It does not have many features. It is riddled with bugs and edge cases that it can’t handle. But that is not important. It works for my problem. If I don’t like something, I can fix it. If bug doesn’t bother me, I’ll let it be. Like all creative endevours, it is important to just start and get it out. You can always improve it later.
In a few weeks time, I will put the source online. Not for people to blindly copy and run (why would you?), but to give some inspiration for people who are still on the fence. To show them that shitty does not have to be hard and that it can be good enough, as long as it is the right kind of shitty. _Your_ kind of shitty.
I put the source online [https://git.sr.ht/~ewintr/shitty-ssg]here. Not for people to blindly copy and run (why would you?), but to give some inspiration for people who are still on the fence. To show them that shitty does not have to be hard and that it can be good enough, as long as it is the right kind of shitty. _Your_ kind of shitty.