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I use jekyll NOT because it's simple (Actually it's 100 times more complex to use than a simple wordpress or medium) but because: 1. I can keep track changes w
by cocktailpeanuts 10y ago
I use jekyll NOT because it's simple (Actually it's 100 times more complex to use than a simple wordpress or medium) but because:
1. I can keep track changes with git
2. I can host them on Github pages for FREE
3. I own the content
4. More flexible
In fact I've been really annoyed with all the boilerplate code and extensions I need to deal with in order to have a "usable" workflow set up, I almost thought about moving back to free blog services like medium, tumblr, wordpress, etc. but the only reasons I can't are the ones I mentioned above.
- foxhop 10y agoJekyll is way more simple from a "stack" perspective. It has no database, has less moving parts. Wordpress is simple from an end user perspective. Services like medium and tumblr hide the complexity from its users. Its a trade off.
- cocktailpeanuts 10y agoWhat you said is all correct. But my point was it's not just about "simplifying the stack". You said "the allure of a static site or a static blog is to simplify the stack;", but the thing is, not everyone thinks that way.
- codecurve 10y agoSimple != easy. Wordpress and co are easy, but they're fundamentally much more complex than static sites. Jekyll is quite simple, but it can be hard to use in comparison.