The appearance of the site. It should be nerdy, but clean, without bells and whistles, easy to maintain. Unfortunately, I’m not that deep in front-end development yet. So, after some not-so-long research (more like a quick skim), I stumbled upon the Hello-friend Hugo template. It has that sought-after look, and I must admit, it’s relatively painless to maintain.

Now, for those of you who have no clue what Hugo is: it’s a static site generator, a magical tool that whips up websites from templates and content without the need for server-side processing. And apparently, it claims to be the world’s fastest framework for building websites. Quite the bold claim, if you ask me.

While I gradually venture into the mystical realms of HTML, CSS, and Javascript, attempting to unravel the mysteries of good design, I’ll stick to the quick and dirty philosophy. Why reinvent the wheel when I can lazily and uncreatively borrow a template from someone else? Trashy, I know.

Credits to panr who crafted the Hello-friend template for making my life a tad bit easier. Your hard work is greatly appreciated, and it saves me from embarrassing myself with my lackluster design skills.