TPDP027: Static Website Generation with Hugo

In this episode I'm joined by Bjørn Erik Pedersen, the core maintainer of Hugo, a popular static site generator built with the Go programming language. Content management systems can be clunky because of all the layers involved in the stack. These systems usually have a database and backend technology in place before the content is ever sent to the browser for rendering. Not to mention, the more layers you are working with, the higher chance you'll be attacked through a bug or exploit. This is where static site generation comes into play. Instead of working with a database and backend technology, all content is exported to HTML, CSS, and JavaScript. The content can be written in numerous formats, one of which is Markdown. Static site generation is made possible through themes and templates, all of which you'll learn about in this episode with Bjørn Erik. A brief writetup to this episode can be found via

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TPDP027: Static Website Generation with Hugo is an episode from The Polyglot Developer Podcast by Nic Raboy.

This episode is 52:17 long.

This episode was published on May 9, 2019.

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