Why My Personal Website Is Built With C

2025-03-30

The author, blogging since 2017, tried Django and Nuxt.js for their website, but abandoned them due to high maintenance costs. They finally chose C and the md4c library to build a static site, prioritizing speed, minimal dependencies, and long-term stability. This significantly reduced maintenance overhead. In contrast, the author found other static site generators like Hugo to be overly powerful and unnecessarily complex for their needs.