A static site generator with zero Javascript
This project is currently in very early development and isn't really in a usable state.
jsnt-site examples/basic_site/
# or
cargo run examples/basic_site/
First, let me clarify that I do not hate Javascript. It's probably one of the most influential contributions to the internet. However, it is massively overused. An interactive web app needs Javascript. A simple blog does not.
- No trackers
- More secure
- No automated ads
- Very small page sizes (ignoring images/videos/audio)
- Performant on very low-spec systems
- Usable with terminal web browsers
- Minimalist
- Custom templates
- Write page content in Markdown
- Insert data from external files
- For instance, insert a CSV file as a table
- Use custom HTML in Markdown
- Automatic image compression
- Optionally convert images to ASCII art
- Pre-rendered code syntax highlighting
- Evaluate codeblocks or scripts and include output in page
- Basic scripting in Lua for automating page content
- Output to alternative web protocols such as Gopher and Gemini