Project: Building My Digital Garden
The Vision: A Low-Maintenance, High-Performance Personal Site When I decided to start this blog, I had a few key goals in mind. I wanted a site that was: Fast: Performance is crucial for user experience and SEO. Easy to manage: I wanted to focus on writing, not on complex server maintenance. Free or low-cost: As a student, keeping expenses down is a priority. Automated: The process of publishing new content should be as seamless as possible. After some research, I settled on a JAMstack (JavaScript, APIs, and Markup) approach, which led me to the combination of tools I’m using today. Here’s a breakdown of how they all fit together. ...