Why is this site built with C

a year ago

Started personal website in 2017 with notes-to-self style content.
Initially used Django with Nginx on Digital Ocean, but found it cumbersome for static sites.
Switched to Nuxt.js for static site generation, but maintenance became difficult due to framework updates.
Decided to use markdown files for content and sought a minimal dependency solution for parsing.
Tried Pandoc but found it slow and bloated with dependencies.
Discovered md4c, a lightweight C-based markdown parser with no dependencies.
Implemented a custom 250 LOC C script using md4c for fast markdown to HTML conversion.
Current setup is fast, portable, and minimal, with parsing done in under a second for 87 files.
Considered Hugo but found it too feature-heavy and not future-proof enough.
Final solution relies on C for longevity and minimal maintenance.

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