Understanding Hugo Static Site Generation

Why Hugo? Hugo stands out for static site generation because of its: Speed - Extremely fast build times Simplicity - No runtime dependencies, just a single binary Flexibility - Powerful templating with Go’s template language Key Concepts Content Organization Posts go in content/posts/ directory Each post is a Markdown file with front matter (YAML/TOML) Front matter defines metadata: title, date, tags, etc. Theme System Themes live in themes/ directory PaperMod provides beautiful default layouts Easy to customize without forking the theme Static Assets Images and files go in static/ directory Automatically copied to output directory Reference them relative to site root Deployment with Netlify The deployment is straightforward: ...

January 27, 2025

Welcome to My Tech Journal

Welcome! This is my space for documenting thoughts, technical learnings, experiments, and insights as I build and learn. What This Is This journal serves as: Learning documentation - Capturing key insights from projects and reading Thought repository - Ideas, reflections, and mental models Technical notes - Code patterns, architecture decisions, and best practices Topics I’ll Cover Software development practices System design and architecture Programming languages and frameworks Career and professional growth Interesting technical discoveries Stay tuned for more posts!

January 27, 2025