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My advice is the result of wasting many hours installing, re-installing, and trying to update and tweak Ruby and Python software on my Mac, just to test various
by chmaynard 10y ago
My advice is the result of wasting many hours installing, re-installing, and trying to update and tweak Ruby and Python software on my Mac, just to test various static websites. I learned nothing useful by doing this, and I'm trying to discourage others from making the same mistake.
- desiredpersona 10y agoIn the past i too faced similar issues starting out (about 2 years ago) with Jekyll especially on Windows so i can relate. I don't think this is the case anymore tho, as you can use two commands `brew update` to update Ruby and `bundle update` to manage Jekyll. - Homebrew does a great job of managing Ruby versions on macOS. - Bundler now manages all of Jekyll's dependencies without issue.
- chmaynard 10y agoYou're right. I should have left off the first sentence of my original comment. It was too harsh. And I agree, the tools are getting better. Here's a challenge for you. Write a companion article about testing a GitHub Pages blog on a Mac without installing Jekyll. Instead, run the Jekyll server in a Docker container. I don't think anyone else has written a good article on this topic, and I think it would complement your original post nicely. Good luck!
- desiredpersona 10y agoThanks. I have added this to my writing list.