I use pandoc (and a makefile) as an SSG. It has stuff like syntax highlighting and TeX equations built-in and the install is one exe, not a pile of node or python cruft. It's simple and reliable.
How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
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Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#132> Mind you, Hetzner webhosting starts at 2 EUR! How crazy is that? Oh yeah? and netlify is totally free for an infinite amount of sites! how crazy is that? > We use a short Python script with exactly 45 lines of code. Including comments and blank lines. > > In summary, this is the simple toolchain for building our web: > > Developer updates index.src.html > Watchdog.py detects the file change and ... > ... renders Ji…
> and netlify is totally free for an infinite amount of sites! how crazy is that?
Netlify is hot garbage and you should avoid them like the plague.
I built a startup on a second account, invited a team, and then it started charging me for my personal websites on my first account.
I didn't know about this and they cumulatively billed me hundreds of dollars. When my card info changed, they took my websites hard down. I had no idea either of these things was going to happen.
When I told them their support was 100% unhelpful. No refund, not even a restoration of my websites that they completely deleted.
Do not use Netlify.
Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#133Back in the old days (90s), I remember seeing the “made with notepad” icon on the footer of many pages :-)
I used it myself on many websites. Heck, we were still using the tag back then. Here’s an Easter egg for young HN readers, search for “blink tag” on Google and see the results ;-)
Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#134> Mind you, Hetzner webhosting starts at 2 EUR! How crazy is that? Oh yeah? and netlify is totally free for an infinite amount of sites! how crazy is that? > We use a short Python script with exactly 45 lines of code. Including comments and blank lines. > > In summary, this is the simple toolchain for building our web: > > Developer updates index.src.html > Watchdog.py detects the file change and ... > ... renders Ji…
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Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
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Ya, or any server side scripting language. You just want the ability to refactor your site, as in, name, save, and load data and code blocks. And if html allowed inserting html as it does css or js from external files, even that would be mostly be redundant. If only it let you use at will.
If the http server supports it and it is enabled, you can do Server Side Includes https://en.m.wikipedia.org/wiki/Server_Side_Includes
Even better - Edge Side Includes:
https://blog.cloudflare.com/edge-side-includes-with-cloudfla...
Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#136I adopted this mentality a few years ago and it's served me very well. Pro tip to anyone looking to do the same without losing the benefits of SquareSpace's WYSIWYG editor: try out Bootstrap Studio [0], which gives you a visual editor but also full control over the CSS and the ability to create reusable components. The licensing is also user-friendly (doesn't require a subscription). [0]: http://bootstrapstudio.io
Bootstrap Studio looks good. Is there anything like that for Tailwind?
Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#137Earlier quoted context omitted.
Are there ways to view tweets without an account? Kind of like archive.is? For now, I could enter it in Google and view cache, but I assume that will go away soon. And if I understand correctly, it's not the index.php, but the actual service behind it, that earns thousands per month. Looks nice :)
Nitter.net was that thing, but the rate limits killed it for now. We'll see if it gets back online.
So sad. And even if one didn’t care about privacy, the speed of Nitter relative to the official Twitter client was amazing
Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#138It's a chicken-egg problem.
In order to build a website without frameworks, you should master the frameworks first, in order to understand their shortcomings ;)
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Re: How to build a website without frameworks and tons of libraries
#140> Mind you, Hetzner webhosting starts at 2 EUR! How crazy is that? Oh yeah? and netlify is totally free for an infinite amount of sites! how crazy is that? > We use a short Python script with exactly 45 lines of code. Including comments and blank lines. > > In summary, this is the simple toolchain for building our web: > > Developer updates index.src.html > Watchdog.py detects the file change and ... > ... renders Ji…
> they don't even show the step by step code or link to any repository that shows how it's done
They describe the steps and provide the clue that it's a 45 line script including blank lines and comments. I think they expect you would be able to quickly replicate their work in a language of your choice and calling out to libraries of your choice.
> no description of what the heck "Watchdog.py" is, no description of what Jinja
The authors expect that their readers know how to google (or ask chatgpt) for simple coding terminology.