Websites created with static site generators like Jekyll or Hugo are on the rise. Their popularity is not surprising. They're fast and secure, as there's no data on the server side. The web server builds and serves web pages on the fly. You don't have to worry about databases and server-side security. You can write your posts in Markdown or HTML that gets rendered nicely with the help of templating engines (Jekyll uses Liquid, while Hugo uses Go Templates). Everything is fine until you want to add dynamic...
WordPress and other CMS’ like it have taught us well that not every site needs to be dynamic. In fact, it can be hell on the server. So, just about every decent coder out there has taken a stab at making a static site generator. This is a good thing. If they keep this up, we may one day have one that’s user-friendly. For now, they are decidedly developer-centric, and somewhat experimental. At this stage, they are fascinating. Today’s offering is the appropriately named Middleman, and it’s built...