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My go-to for creating a static website to be managed by non-tech people is Svelte + some markdown renderer. I put all the info into Markdown files so it can be

My go-to for creating a static website to be managed by non-tech people is Svelte + some markdown renderer. I put all the info into Markdown files so it can be easily changed, kind of like Jekyll.

maelito 6y ago
I don't get why you get downvoted. I'm doing the same thing with a simple react app that displays markdown, it's working great. More and more non-tech people are happy to be introduced to github. It's just an 'article' dir where you upload your markdown file, then click on 3 green buttons to create a PR. They're happy to discover the integrated discussion system, issues, kanban, etc. Of course, tailor it to your audience. Some people cannot read English and will be frightened by the interface.
- icemelt8 6y ago
  This comment is as funny as the parent comment.
pembrook 6y ago
You’re getting downvoted because this would only be suitable for the most simple of blogs/sites that rarely need updating. And I’m sorry, giving non-technical people a code editor and telling them to write markdown & front matter and deal with git is just hilarious. It’s the typical “developer’s developer” solution. Fun for the dev to set up and write an article about how they built it on Dev.to, but with zero thought put towards the marketing functionality or flexible content production that any end user will need. Developers don’t understand that their role in the process of creating a marketing site is the least important one. The marketing functionality (advanced SEO, newsletter sign up, form collection, landing page generation, dynamic header banners etc) and multi-author content production is all that matters. Otherwise nobody will ever be visiting the site. Content is king. Not “developer pleasure is King.” Hence why Wordpress runs most of the internet.
- icemelt8 6y ago
  You hit the nail on the head. Also I see no comment talking about the eaay to use beautiful block interface of writing content in WordPress admin panel. I used lot of other CMSs, but Project Gutenberg is just too good
- cutler 6y ago
  I used to wonder about this with Rails. Ruby is all about programmer happiness but Rails consultants tend to charge a premium so is the client paying for Ruby making the consultant's life easier or a better, more efficient product?

My go-to for creating a static website to be managed by non-tech people is Svelte + some markdown renderer. I put all the info into Markdown files so it can be easily changed, kind of like Jekyll.

maelito 6y ago

I don't get why you get downvoted. I'm doing the same thing with a simple react app that displays markdown, it's working great. More and more non-tech people are happy to be introduced to github. It's just an 'article' dir where you upload your markdown file, then click on 3 green buttons to create a PR. They're happy to discover the integrated discussion system, issues, kanban, etc. Of course, tailor it to your audience. Some people cannot read English and will be frightened by the interface.

icemelt8 6y ago
This comment is as funny as the parent comment.

pembrook 6y ago

You’re getting downvoted because this would only be suitable for the most simple of blogs/sites that rarely need updating. And I’m sorry, giving non-technical people a code editor and telling them to write markdown & front matter and deal with git is just hilarious. It’s the typical “developer’s developer” solution. Fun for the dev to set up and write an article about how they built it on Dev.to, but with zero thought put towards the marketing functionality or flexible content production that any end user will need. Developers don’t understand that their role in the process of creating a marketing site is the least important one. The marketing functionality (advanced SEO, newsletter sign up, form collection, landing page generation, dynamic header banners etc) and multi-author content production is all that matters. Otherwise nobody will ever be visiting the site. Content is king. Not “developer pleasure is King.” Hence why Wordpress runs most of the internet.

icemelt8 6y ago
You hit the nail on the head. Also I see no comment talking about the eaay to use beautiful block interface of writing content in WordPress admin panel. I used lot of other CMSs, but Project Gutenberg is just too good
cutler 6y ago
I used to wonder about this with Rails. Ruby is all about programmer happiness but Rails consultants tend to charge a premium so is the client paying for Ruby making the consultant's life easier or a better, more efficient product?