people spend more time picking tools than building things.
the trap
“should I use Next.js or Astro or Hugo or Eleventy or—”
stop. the answer is: whatever ships.
this blog is generated by ~400 lines of Go. reads a TOML file, processes markdown, renders HTML templates, copies assets. done.
no virtual DOM. no hydration. no client-side routing. just files. served by nginx. or a CDN. or a Raspberry Pi in a closet.
what actually matters
- write things down — the act of writing clarifies thinking
- ship it — perfection is the enemy of existence
- own your platform — don’t rent your voice from a corporation
the irony
yes, I built my own static site generator to write a post about how the stack doesn’t matter.
the point stands. building it took an afternoon. the alternative was reading framework documentation for a week.
simplicity is the ultimate sophistication
— some guy, probably