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Do you come from a Go background? Because in my opinion, it starts to make sense if you understand what's going on behind the scenes with Go. Hugo always stru
by throwaway77384 8y ago
Do you come from a Go background?
Because in my opinion, it starts to make sense if you understand what's going on behind the scenes with Go.
Hugo always struck me as an SSG for developers who want something in between the super-easy to use, with zero experience and, well, starting from scratch with every site.
Admittedly, even with a Golang background, I find there is quite a learning curve, so I wouldn't recommend it for anyone who is just trying to get their blog online.
- jandrese 8y agoIsn't the point of these frameworks not having to think about all of the nitty gritty details behind the scenes?
- ams6110 8y agoYou don't. I use Hugo, and haven't touched a line of go code. For me, setting it up, using one of the available templates, with a few tweaks, seemed very easy. But I haven't used other static generators so I'm not sure how Hugo compares.
- edem 8y agoI don't want to learn Go. I want a static site.
- kaushalmodi 8y ago> Do you come from a Go background? This is not directed to me but I'd like to chime in and say that one doesn't need to know Go language to write Hugo templates. I appreciate Go Templates even without knowing Go. It's quite simple: - If you don't want to learn the templating for a static site generator, use one of the readymade themes. - If you want to tinker with the themes or create your own themes, learn the templating language. There's no magic potion.