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gutenberg
A fast static site generator in a single binary with everything built-in. https://www.getzola.org
> "Do you enjoy debugging programming language installations? What about the language’s package ecosystem? What about the language’s deployment model (or lack thereof)?"
Switching to a generator that ships as a single binary largely resolved this for me.
With https://www.getzola.org and similar you only need worry about installing the same version as the one that's building your site in production.
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InfluxDB
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[1]: (source code) https://github.com/shepherdjerred/sjer.red
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I made docbits so i could include external things in html, markdown, css, etc. Its at https://github.com/ryanallen/docbits
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I think I was never able to keep Jekyll working for more than six months before it broke down beyond repair.
Today there's also gojekyll (which is a single binary).
https://github.com/osteele/gojekyll
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agreed.
https://htmx.org is a battle tested lib can load partials using ajax.
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I coded my own [JS based HTML include](https://github.com/miragecraft/x-include) leveraging script tags.
The main advantage is that it’s not subject to CORS thus works directly from the local file system without having to set up localhost.
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Static site generators are very simple... so not really understanding what they are getting at. And for all the people who seem to struggle with writing markdown files or using a static site generator check out pagescms: https://pagescms.org/
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SaaSHub
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eleventy 🕚⚡️
A simpler site generator. Transforms a directory of templates (of varying types) into HTML.
Depends on your language of choice. Personally I use Eleventy[0]. Written in JavaScript (so you'll need node & npm). Has very minimal default settings but highly configurable. Pick your templates or just use markdown if you really want. Hot reloading is enabled by default.
[0]: https://www.11ty.dev
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Astro [0] a relatively new static site generator. It solves all of the issues I've had with SSG's that feel heavy, like Gatsby.
Astro only as complex as you make it. It lets you write JSX-like syntax that compiles to static HTML. I use it for my personal site.
[0]: https://astro.build/
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If you're an Elixir person, the last year or two has had some interesting developments. For example Vox[1]. There's also a nice roll-your-own SSG using Phoenix[2]. I don't know why Elixir-based SSGs seem to die out quickly, but hopefully something will stick!
[1]: https://github.com/geolessel/vox
[2]: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=40850021
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As the maintainer of the Python-based Pelican static site generator for over a decade, I can say with confidence that my experience has been nothing like what is described in this article.
Most of Pelican’s code was written by other people, and yet I have spent almost zero time debugging that code, much less my own. After taking advantage of Pelican’s rich plugin ecosystem and adding a handful of useful plugins, I continue to be amazed by how much time this publishing system saves me, and how little time I must spend to keep everything running smoothly.
What it would take to accomplish this by writing HTML by hand instead… I simply can’t fathom it. But once again, that’s just one person’s experience, and YMMV.
[0]: https://getpelican.com
