Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pelican: A Comparison of Static Site Generators
*Excerpt
Want to make a static site or blog, but not sure where to start? Tired of using Wordpress and looking for something better? This talk will get into the nitty-gritty details of how Jekyll and Pelican -- two popular static site generators -- work, and explain how to choose which is best for your project. Using examples you can clone from github, we'll cover the pros and cons of both SSGs, discuss things that neither does well, and give you a better idea of how to get your site up and running (with an open source tool!).
Description
This talk will compare and contrast two popular static site generators, Jekyll and Pelican. I’ll cover what makes a good static site generator, and why you might want to use one in the first place. Then I will go over some cool and unique features of both Jekyll and Pelican, with examples and demonstrations from sites I’ve made. Next I’ll discuss what both do well, and what neither does well. Finally, I’ll present some alternatives to Jekyll and Pelican, with final thoughts on how to choose the right static site generator for you.
Tags
websites, tools, techniques, HTML/CSS
Speaking experience
I've spoken at three Barcamps (two OSU Beaver Barcamps, and one PSU CAT Barcamp), as well as SeaGL. All talks were on web-related technologies such as Sass, HTML/CSS, and Flask. I also run a program called DevOps BootCamp (http://devopbootcamp.osuosl.org), which involves a 2 hour presentation and activity each week on topics from Git and Github to Web Applications to Networking. You can see my SeaGL talk at https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=_YFv8ErLtYE . I have not given this specific talk before, but plan to give it at Beaver Barcamp this coming April, so will have given it before attending OSBridge.
Speaker
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Lucy Wyman
Puppet- Website: http://github.com/lucywyman
- Blog: http://blog.lucywyman.me/
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Biography
I’m a Quality Assurance Engineer for Puppet Labs, where I automate tests and develop testing infrastructure for puppet orchestrator, PCP, and PE core. I graduated from Oregon State University with a BS in Computer Science in June 2016, where I worked as a Front-End Engineer for the OSU Open Source Lab. In my free time I enjoy hanging out with friends, hiking, experiencing new things, and enjoying a wide variety of podcasts, tv shows, blogs, books, and other media.
You can see more of my work at http://lucywyman.me and http://github.com/lucywyman
See conference presentations I’ve given at http://slides.lucywyman.me
Or read my thoughts at http://blog.lucywyman.meSessions
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- Title: Dr. Jekyll and Mr. Pelican: A Comparison of Static Site Generators
- Track: Chemistry
- Room: B202/203
- Time: 1:30 – 2:15pm
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Excerpt:
Want to make a static site or blog, but not sure where to start? Tired of using Wordpress and looking for something better? This talk will get into the nitty-gritty details of how Jekyll and Pelican — two popular static site generators — work, and explain how to choose which is best for your project. Using examples you can clone from github, we’ll cover the pros and cons of both SSGs, discuss things that neither does well, and give you a better idea of how to get your site up and running (with an open source tool!).
- Speakers: Lucy Wyman