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title, date, draft
| title | date | draft |
|---|---|---|
| About | 2025-06-03T10:29:25-04:00 | true |
After procrastinating for a long time, finally got to starting my blog. I decided to go use static site generators and hugo easily. But the problem was with choosing a theme.
Choosing a theme
My requirements for a theme:
- Absolutely no external requests from browser. Like, no CDNs, no 'fonts.gstatic.com', etc.
- No complex javascript/css build setup. I am not a front-end dev, not willing to waste time learning current javascript tools which will be outdated every time I write a blog post.
- Small enough, I can review and understand the entire theme code.
At first, I didn't want to use a theme. I started to create one using bootstrap. Turned out to be too difficult to customize. Then tried to write css from scratch. It was a disaster. When I write code, I don't stop when the code does what I want, I try to go through all the possible methods and make sure I am doing in the best possible way . In css, there are thousands of settings and millions of ways to do achive the same thing.
I have now settled with this theme. My fork here. Please share if you have any suggestions to improve.