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Ask DN: Favorite static site generator?

8 years ago from Evan Knight, Design @Google

  • Matthew BlodeMatthew Blode, 8 years ago (edited 8 years ago )

    I used to use Jekyll with Gulp.js but the integration never worked seamlessly enough so I switched to Middleman. So far I haven't even needed gulp for my websites and I am extremely happy with it. It's more complex but the plugin system is on fleek (y)

    4 points
    • Simon GoetzSimon Goetz, 8 years ago

      I am going to say your issues were with how you set it up. They work perfectly together and you don't need gulp since it's just a task management tool.

      0 points
      • Matthew BlodeMatthew Blode, 8 years ago

        Yep, there was mostly a problem with setting up product pages through gh-pages. The relative and base URLs would break and so I had trouble with Jekyll. There was probably a relatively easy fix except Middleman just sounded like a better choice for me.

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    • Trevor McNaughtonTrevor McNaughton, 8 years ago

      I've been playing around with Middleman too. I really like getting "localization" logic for free.

      1 point