My previous website was built using raw HTML, CSS and JS. I did this to avoid the complexity of a static site generator, like Jekyll, not least because I’m not a fan of Ruby!
That said, I recently stumbled upon Hugo, which seems pretty neat, and is written in Golang. Although it’s been interesting using Hugo so far, there’s certainly been a learning curve. But it should prove useful having automated site generation when in the flow of writing content.
My primary motivation for re-writing the site is to use open technologies. In particular, I didn’t like having all my posts in the walled garden that is Medium. I also thought it would be cool to have an RSS feed, which I haven’t gotten around to at the time of this writing.
I hope that beyond just getting back some control over my writing, I get to benefit from the catharsis of writing a bit more, as well as sharpen my skill of exposition.