I originally built this site using Astro, which worked well… until it didn’t. When I finally got around to writing a new post, the deployment pipeline failed due to breaking dependencies. A quick upgrade to the latest major version didn’t go as planned, and instead of wrestling with it, I decided to switch to something simpler. Enter Hugo — a pure static site generator known for its speed, simplicity, and minimal dependencies. While migrating, I also created a custom theme based on PaperMod. Say hello to term, a lightweight, terminal-inspired design that keeps things clean and minimal. ...

Time, Set, Go! This sets the starting point for a brand new personal blog on the internet. It will primarily be focused around tech, space, games and random stuff. Time will tell. ⏲️ Why now and not in year 1999? Now is the perfect time have an over-engineered stack to build and deploy a personal blog. Tech We use Astro, which so far seems like a neat JS framework in the sea of JS frameworks. The layout and it’s components uses a mix of Svelte, React and Astro - and the articles are written with markdown syntax. When pushing code, it’s built as a SSG page and deployed to the edge of Cloudflare Pages for blazing fast speeds ✨ ...