Static sites enable a good time travel experience
8 days ago
- #blogging
- #static-sites
- #version-control
- Varun's gamification of blogging inspired the author to recall awarding themselves badges for blogging.
- The author realized they could revisit their 2021 website design by checking out a git commit, thanks to using Eleventy, a static site generator.
- Static sites with version control allow easy 'time travel' to previous versions, unlike dynamic sites relying on databases or CMS without version control.
- A GitHub Action was set up to take monthly snapshots of the front page, inspired by Alex Chan's blog post.
- The author advocates for static site generators for their simplicity in maintaining historical versions of a site.
- Invitation for readers to engage in discussions via email, aiming for deeper conversations in 2025.