First off, in actually using Zola or Hugo, there really is minimal difference in syntax, and I really have to squint to see whether there is stylistic input from their host languages.
Second, people should use the tools they want to to get the job done. If they already know Hugo, and they want to create a blog, it's fine that they use Hugo.
Finally, the bigger decision that the blogger seems to be trying to make is to avoid LLMs in writing, which I admire, and IMO is the far more important technology choice in making their blog.
Use right tools! don't be a die hard fan of any language.
However, I used many tech stacks including Hexo navy theme, Docusaurus, Docsy but ended up creating my own setup with Hugo. If you can see, in the project it's more or html/css that can be used with any builder.
I guess I'm of the wrong mindset that when trying to teach a language, it helps to do all the things in said language, because then you've got lots of fodder to write about and explain other people's code, pointing at your own use case as examples.
As I said, I'm clearly in the weird minority on this one and should have kept my damn trap shut. We are all free to make our own choices.
I suppose too I was coloured by my hatred of Hugo. :)
If anything, I’m less likely to trust learning materials from someone who refuses to consider other languages, especially if they go so far as to avoid using tooling unless it’s written in a specific language.
- how to break a problem into constituents
- how to model or architecture a solution before writing code for it
- how to decide which approach would be reasonable if there are multiple ways to model the aforesaid problem
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