Oh I mean it as a way to know how the language works. EDIT for more information: Being able to write a static blog generator means you have to learn most of t

Oh I mean it as a way to know how the language works. EDIT for more information: Being able to write a static blog generator means you have to learn most of the basic skills in a language from the data structures to objects/functions (whatever floats your boat). You have to also most likely interact with outside systems like I/O and databases (if your static blog generator is db driven). You get to familiarize yourself with packaging/modules that the language uses. So yea, I think creating a static blog generator as a next step after hello world would be great