The author replaced their 15-year-old Jekyll-based blog with a custom static site generator called ssg, written in C++20 with ~8K lines of code. The new generator processes the entire blog in 150ms—far faster than Jekyll could even start—and gives the author full control over syntax highlighting, including support for assembly languages and QBasic.
Background
Static site generators like Jekyll have long been the standard for personal blogs on GitHub Pages. Custom SSGs are rare but gaining traction among developers seeking performance and full control.
- Source
- Lobsters
- Published
- Oct 5, 2026 at 05:59 PM
- Score
- 5.0 / 10