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…to buy an M4 or M5 Mac mini later this year. Curious how fast it will generate my blog then. [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog/ [2] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2026-01-17 · in Show HN: Render static blog/document site in seconds with Methanol

…generator that uses commonmark. I use it as well in `tumblelog` which is available on [GitHub]( https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog/ ). It's less lightweight as it supports tags, an RSS feed, and a JSON feed. Example site: [Plurrrr](…

comment by jjjbokma · 2025-12-30 · in Makesite: Simple, lightweight, and magic-free static site/blog generator (2022)

…bookmarked your site for inspiration; thanks! I probably am going to use Python for it, though. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2025-04-19 · in Minimalist static site generator pattern only for JavaScript developers

…also in Python (and there is a Perl version, too). The code is available at GitHub as [tumblelog]( https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog ). The site is generate from a single Markdown file with extra directives is called [Plurrrr](…

comment by jjjbokma · 2025-01-18 · in Create a Static Website Generator

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…I based it off this solution, which is both in Perl and Python! < https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog > The main draw for me is that the entries are in fortune file format (delimited by %) which means I just append to a

comment by gerikson · 2022-07-18 · in Ask HN: Is having a personal blog/brand worth it for you?

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…takes 1m13 seconds using gRPC FUSE for file sharing. 1866 HTML files are being generated. [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2022-04-26 · in Things I can’t do on macOS which I can do on Ubuntu (2020)

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https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog a static blog generator, see https://plurrrr.com/ for an example.

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-08-01 · in What’s your side project?

https://plurrrr.com/ is a static tumblelog. The software to generate it can be found on Github: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-07-24 · in Ask HN: Share your personal sites with us?

…a calendar view, and a tag cloud. Live demo: https://plurrrr.com/ Code is available at github: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-06-30 · in Lessons from Building a Static Site Generator (2020)

A static blog generator [0] which generates https://plurrrr.com/ for me. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-06-12 · in Ask HN: Tools you have made for yourself?

A static blog generator: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog (See for an example website: https://plurrrr.com/ ). I made it open source because I wanted it to be part of my resume. The project is small (around 1 kLOC) and hence is easy…

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-05-17 · in Ask HN: What open-source projects you built yourself? How you maintain it?

…and a Perl version. You can see it in action at https://plurrrr.com/ . It's available on GitHub: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog I am working on adding tags.

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-05-04 · in Ask HN: Simple(st) Static Site Generator?

Does a static microblog generator[0] count as serious? I use it for my own, mostly linkblog [1]. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-01-14 · in A Complete Course of the Raku programming language

…[1]. There is both a Perl and a Python version. I wrote the latter to learn more about Python. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2021-01-01 · in Show HN: Stasis, a simple static site generator with deployment to S3/CloudFront

…either search in the markdown file that I use to generate [0] said blog or use Google. [0] Using https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog/

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-10-20 · in Ask HN: How do you retain information from articles and blogs you read on HN?

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…a link blog using Markdown saves me a lot of time and headaches. [0] https://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-09-21 · in Ngx-scully-blog: A simple blog for developers

…to output an identical feed. Last time(s) I checked, they do validate for my tumblelog [3] [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] http://johnbokma.com/blog/2019/10/09/hand-coding-an-rss-2-0-... [2]…

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-07-24 · in Tiny Tiny RSS

…tab looking for content to link to. [0] https://plurrrr.com/ , for which I wrote my own SSG [1] [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-07-23 · in Ask HN: Why do you browse the New tab?

…away daily from your articles after hitting the sign up nag screen? [0] https://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog (as of today available under MIT license)

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-07-22 · in Medium is not the home for your ideas

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…if there are bugs left in it; I have been using it for 476 days to generate a tumblelog [1]. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-07-14 · in Ask HN: Any software projects considered Done?

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…Example of how such a blog can look: https://plurrrr.com/ . The generator is available on GitHub: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-06-08 · in Where to Blog

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…at https://plurrrr.com/ . I wrote the static blog generator that it uses myself, it's available at https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-06-01 · in Ask HN: How Do You Blog?

…static blog generator. See https://plurrrr.com/ for the result. The generator is open source, see: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-05-29 · in Ask HN: What sort of thing could replace (the very popular) WordPress?

…the thing, I even wrote my own [2]. [0] https://plurrrr.com/ [1] http://johnbokma.com/blog/ [2] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-05-16 · in If I could bring one thing back to the internet it would be blogs

May I request to have tumblelog added? Project page: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog Example blog: https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-05-15 · in Static Web Site Generators

…b) a very rewarding project. Example site: https://plurrrr.com/ The code is available on github: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-05-08 · in 0xF Rules

…for the blog. I compose each post in a single text file in which each day consists of Markdown. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-05-05 · in Ask HN: How do you compose and publish blog posts?

…I wrote in both Perl and Python. For an example see https://plurrrr.com/ Source is available at https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-04-26 · in Ask HN: What program are you most proud of making?

Clickable links: Software: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog Example site: https://plurrrr.com/

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…Comes in both a Python and a Perl version (as a single script). Demo site: https://plurrrr.com/ [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2020-01-07 · in How to start a blog using Hugo

…programs that generate the same output given the same input, which was a challenge in itself. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-28 · in Ask HN: Best language to use for a new static site generator?

…of 291 pages and is generated within less than 1.5 seconds. I use my own static site generator: https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-24 · in Makesite.py – Simple, lightweight, and magic-free static site/blog generator

…and magic-free static site/blog generator as well [0]. Example site: http://plurrrr.com/ [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-24 · in Makesite.py – Simple, lightweight, and magic-free static site/blog generator

…site: https://plurrrr.com/ It's a static blog generator but can also handle stand alone pages. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-23 · in Ask HN: Best Static Site Builder?

…am going to try to rewrite the static blog generator I wrote in Haskell early next year. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-21 · in Ask HN: Have you tried learning Functional Programming?

…[1] is made using this static site generator. If you have any questions feel free to ask. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-18 · in Ask HN: What is the best blog design you have seen?

…and Perl (as a learning exercise in the former case). I blog daily using this program [1]. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] https://plurrrr.com/ FWIW; I am looking for beta testers ;-)

comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-15 · in Ask HN: Side Project Ideas?