Pre-rendering and progressive rendering are two techniques used by static site generators to improve website performance and user experience. Rendering is generating HTML.
Let’s Find Out: When Do Static Site Generators Do Rendering?
How to use Jekyll for Version Drop-down Menus
“Surely I’m overthinking this,” I kept saying to myself, impatiently waiting for a solution to appear before my eyes. I learned that it’s tough to create versioned content with a static site generator, while making sure that the source control system does the version tracking and scripts do the build automation and your theme doesn’t […]
How Balsamiq Solved Static Site Challenges with Code
Leon Barnard from Balsamiq wrote up a great series of challenges and solutions for the docslikecode.com website. His lessons learned are super helpful for all of us: Challenge #1: Documenting multiple product versions Challenge #2: Adding play/pause to animated GIFs Challenge #3: Giving the list pages a makeover He summarizes the series best in his […]