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Web site building complexity, for now I started with a simple static site generator https://mkws.sh/ https://mkws.sh/. Right now, I'm not using any package mana

Web site building complexity, for now I started with a simple static site generator https://mkws.sh/ https://mkws.sh/. Right now, I'm not using any package manager, no config files, only one language for templates (sh), and obviously HTML, CSS, Js. I eventually plan to develop a simple CMS based on the same ideas. Ideas and code are welcome!

chabad360 5y ago
Have a look at stuff like Netlify CMS, or any of the already existing website builders like WIX or Weebly or squarespace Etc.
- adriangrigore 5y ago
  Any headless CMS would work well my `mkws`, my idea is to build a smaller, simpler Wordpress that also comes with a tiny webserver, 0 config, no database, content stored as plain text files, just download and run. https://getkirby.com/ https://getkirby.com/ is closer in concept, but without the PHP dependency.
cxr 5y ago
> (sh), and obviously HTML, CSS, Js Cut out the sh dependency and just use the "obvious" tech; make the site capable of generating itself, without reliance on any other tools.
- adriangrigore 5y ago
  What do you suggest for templating?
  - cxr 5y ago
    ES6 backtick strings.
    - adriangrigore 5y ago
      I believe you misunderstand, I'd rather distance myself from the NodeJs ecosystem and use standard UNIX tools for developing web sites. I believe sh is great as a templating language.
      - cxr 5y ago
        I didn't say anything about NodeJS. (In fact, that would be adding a different dependency, not reducing the count by one.)
        adriangrigore 5y ago
        So how would you interpret the ES6 backtick strings?
        cxr 5y ago
        The "obvious" way. (The same runtime that you're planning to use for the JS you mentioned in your original comment. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28349504 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28349504>)
        adriangrigore 5y ago
        And do the generation on the client side?
        cxr 5y ago
        If by "client side" you mean in the web browser of you, the author of a new piece of content, then yes—a site that is "capable of generating itself". (If you mean templates that are evaluated in the browser of every site visitor every time they refresh the page, then no.)
        adriangrigore 5y ago
trevcanhuman 5y ago
Hey there, how can I download/install this? I've been meaning to but I couldn't find another way besides https://mkws.sh/mkws@4.0.11.tgz https://mkws.sh/mkws@4.0.11.tgz which currently throws a 404 not found error. Any ideas?

chabad360 5y ago

Have a look at stuff like Netlify CMS, or any of the already existing website builders like WIX or Weebly or squarespace Etc.

adriangrigore 5y ago
Any headless CMS would work well my `mkws`, my idea is to build a smaller, simpler Wordpress that also comes with a tiny webserver, 0 config, no database, content stored as plain text files, just download and run. https://getkirby.com/ https://getkirby.com/ is closer in concept, but without the PHP dependency.

cxr 5y ago

> (sh), and obviously HTML, CSS, Js Cut out the sh dependency and just use the "obvious" tech; make the site capable of generating itself, without reliance on any other tools.

adriangrigore 5y ago
What do you suggest for templating?
- cxr 5y ago
  ES6 backtick strings.
  - adriangrigore 5y ago
    I believe you misunderstand, I'd rather distance myself from the NodeJs ecosystem and use standard UNIX tools for developing web sites. I believe sh is great as a templating language.
    - cxr 5y ago
      I didn't say anything about NodeJS. (In fact, that would be adding a different dependency, not reducing the count by one.)
      - adriangrigore 5y ago
        So how would you interpret the ES6 backtick strings?
        cxr 5y ago
        The "obvious" way. (The same runtime that you're planning to use for the JS you mentioned in your original comment. <https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28349504 https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=28349504>)
        adriangrigore 5y ago
        And do the generation on the client side?
        cxr 5y ago
        If by "client side" you mean in the web browser of you, the author of a new piece of content, then yes—a site that is "capable of generating itself". (If you mean templates that are evaluated in the browser of every site visitor every time they refresh the page, then no.)
        adriangrigore 5y ago

trevcanhuman 5y ago

Hey there, how can I download/install this? I've been meaning to but I couldn't find another way besides https://mkws.sh/mkws@4.0.11.tgz https://mkws.sh/mkws@4.0.11.tgz which currently throws a 404 not found error. Any ideas?