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September, 2019

  • Hugo – Quest for The One Blog, Part 9. 2019-09-10 12:16 AM.
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    This one’s about Hugo, the static site generator. I’ve seen references to it all over the place during this ongoing research project. (Also Jekyll.) It seems to be popular among programmers, for reasons that should become obvious as I describe it below. A static site generator is a tool that takes a series of input files, usually plain text files, and turns them into a big directory of HTML, CSS, and Javascript files. Those files can be uploaded directly to a web server which of course becomes a web site. It works a lot like a compiler, which turns source code into binaries. Thus the appeal to programmers. 1,673 words.

August, 2024

September, 2024

  • DIY Comments - Step 3. 2024-09-14 11:42 AM.
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    Continuing with a comment system for my static blog. The client side experience, with and without Javascript. 1,468 words.

June, 2026

July, 2026

August, 2026

  • Old Dog Not Understanding HTML Day. 2026-08-09 8:36 AM.
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    Blaugust Day 9. The three virtues of programming make me avoid hand-writing HTML and instead lean on Markdown and automation. 1,270 words.