#static-site-generators

2026

• Aug 21 Uncommon but useful static site generator features

2025

• Jul 29 The smallest embeddable scripting language, part 1
• Jun 25 Syntax highlighting for 150 languages in < 200 KB
• Jun 01 luasmith gets link-checking and improved Atom feeds
• Apr 22 A 450 KB static site generator based on Markdown and Lua
• Feb 15 Static site generators vs. build tools

2023

• Nov 29 A Common Lisp static site generator, because why not?
• Nov 14 Investigating slow file enumeration in SBCL on Windows
• Nov 08 Building the fastest static site generator... or not
• Apr 17 JavaScript runtime startup performance
• Apr 07 Speeding up md2blog, part 3
• Apr 02 Speeding up md2blog, part 2
• Mar 07 Speeding up md2blog

2021

• Nov 10 Designing md2blog 2.0
• Oct 27 Designing md2blog, a zero-config static site generator for dev blogs
• Oct 14 Metalsmith's downsides
• Oct 10 Generating SVG diagrams automatically with Metalsmith
• Oct 01 Syntax highlighting for a static site built with Metalsmith
• Sep 24 Generating diagrams when building a static site (part 2)
• Sep 23 Generating diagrams when building a static site (part 1)
• Sep 21 Embedding images directly into Markdown posts -- terrible idea?
• Sep 18 Test-driving Metalsmith for a simple dev blog
• Sep 16 Test-driving Eleventy for a simple dev blog, part 2
• Sep 15 Test-driving Zola for a simple dev blog
• Sep 14 Test-driving Eleventy for a simple dev blog
• Sep 13 Test-driving Hugo for a simple dev blog
• Sep 12 Finding the right static site generator
• Sep 12 Static site generation anecdotes
• Sep 11 My ideal static site generator