From Hand-Coding HTML to Zola: My Blog Migration Journey
Clayton Ramsey shares his experience migrating his personal blog from hand-coded HTML to the Zola static site generator. Initially, he found hand-coding HTML manageable, but the repetitive tasks of handling math formulas (using MathML), code highlighting, and maintaining navigation bars became overwhelming. He switched to Zola, leveraging a Python script to convert LaTeX to MathML, ultimately automating the deployment process. While encountering challenges with GitHub Actions' YAML configuration, he found the migration significantly improved efficiency and lowered the barrier to writing new posts.
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