First off, in actually using Zola or Hugo, there really is minimal difference in syntax, and I really have to squint to see whether there is stylistic input from their host languages.
Second, people should use the tools they want to to get the job done. If they already know Hugo, and they want to create a blog, it's fine that they use Hugo.
Finally, the bigger decision that the blogger seems to be trying to make is to avoid LLMs in writing, which I admire, and IMO is the far more important technology choice in making their blog.
If anything, I’m less likely to trust learning materials from someone who refuses to consider other languages, especially if they go so far as to avoid using tooling unless it’s written in a specific language.
- is there a course or a guide that you on HN are familiar with that goes one step above
- how to break a problem into constituents
- how to model or architecture a solution before writing code for it
- how to decide which approach would be reasonable if there are multiple ways to model the aforesaid problem
Why not some Rust in your website stack?
At least use Zola instead of Hugo…
I know I’m in the my, but I believe in using the language fully if you’re going to provide a learning resource for said langauge.
First off, in actually using Zola or Hugo, there really is minimal difference in syntax, and I really have to squint to see whether there is stylistic input from their host languages.
Second, people should use the tools they want to to get the job done. If they already know Hugo, and they want to create a blog, it's fine that they use Hugo.
Finally, the bigger decision that the blogger seems to be trying to make is to avoid LLMs in writing, which I admire, and IMO is the far more important technology choice in making their blog.
If anything, I’m less likely to trust learning materials from someone who refuses to consider other languages, especially if they go so far as to avoid using tooling unless it’s written in a specific language.
First time announced 2018: https://news.ycombinator.com/item?id=16594547
Now with Human written new design and lot of rewrites to match Rust 2024