Hugo + Firebase

This website is built using a static site generator framework called Hugo. Compared to dynamic sites, static sites have some advantages, including performance, security, and keeping content itself under a version control system. The obvious sacrifices are the inability to accept user-input and the technical impediment to content administration. For some sites (like this one), the pros outweigh the cons.

The Hugo framework is written in the Go language. The framework includes an incredibly fast development server that automatically recompiles as files change. Go is an open source programming language developed by Google.

This website currently uses the Forty theme, designed by HTML5 UP.

Firebase is a platform initially conceived as “back-end-as-a-service” to compliment mobile application development. The platform now offers an array of cloud services including “serverless” Cloud Functions, user authentication, and website hosting with security certificates and great tools baked-in. Updates to this website are published by the issuing a simple firebase deploy command.