john-bokma/tumblelog
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A static tumblelog generator available as both a Perl and Python version
75 mentions on Hacker News by 2 people: 16 stories, 59 comments · first 2019-04-25 · latest 2026-01-17
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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 -
…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? -
…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) -
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? -
…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 -
…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? -
…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 -
…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 -
…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/
comment by jjjbokma · 2020-03-27 · in Show HN: Python Static Blog Generator -
…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? -
…I wonder why people are still using it. [0] http://johnbokma.com/blog/ [1] https://plurrrr.com/ [2] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-14 · in Dear Devs, please stop using Medium for your contents -
…one I took [0]. I like the clean layout. I use a single flat file; "markdown fortune cookies". [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-08 · in PHP Flat-File Blog Engine, Basic and Simple -
http://johnbokma.com/blog/ http://plurrrr.com/ The latter is made with https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-06 · in Ask HN: Show Us Your Personal Website? -
…in Perl and Python [0]. I am considering a Go version and maybe, maybe, a Haskell version. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-11-01 · in Ask HN: What is your go-to project when learning a new language/framework? -
…version. Both generate the same site given the same input. Example site: http://plurrrr.com/ [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-31 · in Ask HN: What Open Source Projects Are You Working On? -
Perl, JavaScript, Go. Python for my side project (and Perl) [0]. Want to (re)learn Haskell. [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-29 · in Ask HN: What programming language you use the most at work? -
…and idiomatic (I hope I succeeded with the Python version). I am also happy with the output [1] [0] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog [1] http://plurrrr.com/
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-26 · in Ask HN: What piece of code you wrote are you most pride of? -
…that in my experience "from scratch" is quite some work. [0] http://plurrrr.com/archive/2019/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-25 · in Ask HN: What's a web calendar that doesn't suck? -
…more private stuff, like my computer's configuration in Markdown files. [0] http://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-24 · in Ask HN: What are your favorite note taking and to-do list apps? -
…reviews and some photos I have taken. [0] http://johnbokma.com/blog/ [1] http://plurrrr.com/ [2] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-22 · in Ask HN: Who's blogging and what platform do you use -
…:-) [1]. I like it, it reminds me of the Internet nearly 2 decades ago. [0] http://plurrrr.com/ [1] https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-22 · in The Internet of creation disappeared. Now we have surveillance and control -
…itself. It comes with 10+ different styles and you can either run the Perl or the Python version. https://github.com/john-bokma/tumblelog
comment by jjjbokma · 2019-10-10 · in Is Medium still the place to publish high-impact articles?