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Hugo is a static site generator. This means it creates static html and css files which you then upload to your server to host them. It is a back to basics approach in a world where javascript bundle sizes are going through the roof. Not only does less javascript mean faster load times and a better experience. Less dependencies make sure you don’t have to maintain your code as much. You don’t need a database to retrieve posts when you can just use html and links the way they were intended in the 90’s....

Welcome to my website. I got the idea to start this adventure by reading Paul Graham’s blog. Besides creating the Lisp programming language and cofounding the startup accelerator YCombinator, he has a blog of his own. In a post he wrote about the difference between smart people and smart people who have lots of new ideas. Being smart doesn’t necessarily mean you create new ideas. Paul argues that there are techniques you can use to come up with ideas....