Have you started building the site generator? On Monday, October 12, 2015, Owen Densmore <o...@backspaces.net> wrote:
> I guess I should be clear about why I'm looking for a static site > generator. > > CMSs, to me, isolate me from my site. If I want to change to a different > technology, I have to fight MySql & PHP, both pretty old and showing their > flaws. I'm also separated from my content itself. So if I have a markdown > or latex core, then its fairly easy to change tech. > > I also don't like the way CMSs force a lot of decisions on me. Their way > or the highway. > > I just took Ed Angel's WebGL Mooc and decided to make my own static > generator. A single html file for all assignments. Markdown for a div that > explains the assignment and how to use it. A stunt that takes the markdown > and derives the html page title and the page banner title. And naturally a > canvas for webgl's use. And use of es6, modules, module loaders and lots > more. > > I can't see a CMS being that flexible. But site generators can be. The > single html page for them is a "template", generally 3: About, Home, and > Pages. > > -- Owen > > On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 5:49 PM, Gillian Densmore <gil.densm...@gmail.com > <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gil.densm...@gmail.com');>> wrote: > >> To keep the conversation going and because I suspect you're doing the >> Cool Book On The Coffee Table stunt: >> >> http://www.queness.com/post/16142/11-lightning-fast-flat-file-cms >> >> >> http://web.appstorm.net/roundups/data-management-roundups/8-fantastic-lightweight-cmses-you-should-try/ >> >> Try a few and see what you like. >> >> >> >> On Mon, Oct 12, 2015 at 10:40 AM, Gillian Densmore < >> gil.densm...@gmail.com >> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','gil.densm...@gmail.com');>> wrote: >> >>> Yes and no. >>> >>> The short answer is that there are some file and folder systems out >>> there. >>> Kirb that was mentioned is unique in that it's (sort of) shareware, It's >>> my understanding so is pulse, and and grav. >>> >>> For the most part there still in the 'for developers' stage. Where there >>> are all manner of gotchas. The size of the community, and ease of support >>> will very if your run into a Undocumented Feature. >>> >>> It seems as if they fall on a spectrum. On one end there's On one end >>> there's Grav, possibly Jekyll as well. >>> On the other end there's October. >>> Kirby, pulse and Wonder seem to be in the middle.. >>> >>> >>> http://wondercms.com/ >>> >>> Its just files and folders, as far as I know just uses CSS to adjust >>> it's look and feel >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> >>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 11:16 PM, Russell Standish < >>> li...@hpcoders.com.au >>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','li...@hpcoders.com.au');>> wrote: >>> >>>> On Sun, Oct 11, 2015 at 11:16:55PM -0500, Gary Schiltz wrote: >>>> > Hey Russell, in case it wasn’t clear, please understand that I was >>>> > making a joke with a (probably overly obscured) compliment. I very >>>> > much admire folks who use manual tools like LaTeX and Emacs, and also >>>> > like a lot of what I know of Australian culture. Although “Crocodile >>>> > Dundee” was an absurd stereotype of that culture, a lot of us >>>> > Americans relate to the brash, no-BS character of that stereotype. And >>>> > in case you didn’t see the movie, my comment referred to a scene where >>>> > some American gang punk pulls a switchblade knife and threatens Dundee >>>> > with it. Dundee says “Knife?”, pulls out a huge Bowie knife, holds it >>>> > up, and says in that stereotyped accent, “Now, *that’s* a knife!”. >>>> > >>>> >>>> Sure I was aware of the scene. It was a fun movie. And Hoges's accent >>>> was genuine, even though he doesn't normally talk that way, you do get >>>> characters who talk like that. >>>> >>>> Cheers >>>> >>>> >>>> -- >>>> >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> Prof Russell Standish Phone 0425 253119 (mobile) >>>> Principal, High Performance Coders >>>> Visiting Professor of Mathematics hpco...@hpcoders.com.au >>>> <javascript:_e(%7B%7D,'cvml','hpco...@hpcoders.com.au');> >>>> University of New South Wales http://www.hpcoders.com.au >>>> >>>> ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- >>>> >>>> ============================================================ >>>> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >>>> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >>>> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >>>> >>> >>> >> >> ============================================================ >> FRIAM Applied Complexity Group listserv >> Meets Fridays 9a-11:30 at cafe at St. John's College >> to unsubscribe http://redfish.com/mailman/listinfo/friam_redfish.com >> > >
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